01393nas a2200181   4500000000100000008004100001100001700042700002100059700002000080700001600100700002200116700002000138245009500158300001400253490000700267520092300274022001401197       2017                            d1 aFinfer Simon1 aKissoon Niranjan1 aReinhart Konrad1 aDaniels Ron1 aSchachter Raymond1 aMachado Machado00aSepsis in Children: Global Implications of the World Health Assembly Resolution on Sepsis.  ae625-e6270 v183 a<p><b>BACKGROUND: </b>Sepsis, worldwide the leading cause of death in children, has now been recognized as the global health emergency it is. On May 26, 2017, the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization, adopted a resolution proposed by the Global Sepsis Alliance to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and management of sepsis.</p><p><b>OBJECTIVE: </b>To discuss the implications of this resolution for children worldwide.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>The resolution highlights sepsis as a global threat and urges the 194 United Nations member states to take specific actions and implement appropriate measures to reduce its human and health economic burden. The resolution is a major step toward achieving the targets outlined by the Sustainable Developmental Goals for decreasing mortality in infants and children, but implementing it will require a concerted global effort.</p>  a1529-7535