Watch the Study Film
The 11-minute Sumba Sepsis Study film is now available on YouTube. It follows the fieldwork carried out from June to July 2026 across more than 1,000 households in remote East Sumba, where distance, cost, transport and limited access to care can turn an untreated infection into a medical emergency for many families.
The Sumba Sepsis Study film shows the people behind the data, Kawan Sehat agents, nurses, midwives, enumerators and families who opened their doors for long interviews. It documents what it takes to collect reliable information in villages reached by rough tracks, and why early recognition, timely referral and safer access to care matter. This film does not replace the study results. It records the work that made them possible and the questions that must now guide prevention, referral and care in East Sumba.
Read more about recording household responses in the study app und das completion of the fieldwork phase.
Externe Links
- Weltgesundheitsorganisation: WHO explains sepsis prevention, early recognition and treatment, including the roles of hygiene, infection control and timely access to care.
- WHO global sepsis report: This report sets out the public-health burden of sepsis and the evidence gaps that field studies such as this one can help address.
- Global Sepsis Alliance: The alliance brings clinicians, researchers and organisations together to strengthen sepsis prevention, awareness and early treatment worldwide.
- World Sepsis Day: This global initiative promotes public awareness, professional training and stronger systems for rapid recognition and management of sepsis.
- Surviving Sepsis Campaign: International clinical guidance supports timely assessment and treatment when infection may be progressing towards life-threatening organ dysfunction.
