On January 29th, as usual, there was a Grand Finale organised by the WOŚP Foundation at this time of year. In the streets in almost every country in the world volunteers raised money to fight sepsis in Poland. Our school grew over 3k PLN!
According to the WOŚP Foundation, In Poland, due to the lack of a national register, there are no reliable data on the number of sepsis cases, which significantly impedes the prevention and treatment. According to the National Health Fund’s reports, analysed by NIK (Supreme Audit Office), there are ca. 20 thousand hospitalized adult patients in Poland affected by sepsis annually. However, these numbers are indeed underestimated. The point prevalence survey carried out in the accredited intensive care units in 2012 and 2013 reveals that sepsis affected at least 50 thousand people, and the death rate was higher than in the case of deaths caused by respiratory system cancers or heart attacks. Moreover, the NIK’s report of 2018 on hospital infections stresses the need for introducing urgent actions to prevent, monitor and treat sepsis.
The good news is, the preliminary result of the 31st Grand Finale is 154 606 764 PLN!
