The Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM) has received funding for a multiphase project dedicated to reducing mortality from sepsis in low-resource settings.
Phase 1 of this project is now complete and focused on better understanding the needs of clinicians in low-resource settings through surveys, focus groups, and a literature review of available evidence.
Saving Lives From Sepsis: From Evidence to Impact
Building on the success of Phase 1 of this project, SCCM and the Global Sepsis Alliance (GSA), in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), have secured a new grant from the Laerdal Foundation to launch the project “Saving Lives From Sepsis: From Evidence to Impact.” Phase 2 will expand implementation of the 10-steps framework from the two pilot sites to 10 countries across all WHO regions, while also advancing a global sepsis research strategy and a first-of-its-kind WHO report on health system responses to sepsis.
This project is funded through the Laerdal Foundation. Phase 1 and the initial pilot phase were completed in 2026. Phase 2 is currently underway and is supported by a new grant, in partnership with the GSA and WHO.
About the Laerdal Foundation
The Laerdal Foundation was established to provide financial support to practically oriented research projects that can help prevent needless deaths due to sudden cardiac arrest, from trauma, or during birth. The foundation particularly prioritizes applications in the focus areas defined in its strategy and considered to have a high potential to improve patient outcomes.
