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Business Leader Reflects on Near-Death Battle

‘I was on the steps of the pearly gates’: Hamilton CEO’s near-death battle with pancreatitis.  Read the full story here....

Diagnostic tool missing 95% of kids hospitalised with sepsis: Study

New Australian research is calling for more accurate measures to help diagnose the life-threatening condition in children.An estimated 50 infants and children die as a result of sepsis every year in Australia, with the condition accounting for around 500 paediatric intensive care admissions annually. But cases can be difficult to diagnose, particularly in the early stages, with symptoms often non-specific and mimicking those of common illnesses, such as a cold or influenza.&n...

Support Meeting - 17 July 2025

Our Support Nurse holds support group meetings via Teams for anyone who is recovering from sepsis or for those who have previously had sepsis. To register for a monthly support meeting, please email info@sepsis.org.nz and you will be sent the Teams link....

Donation Received

Earlier this week we were grateful to receive notification that Nelson Pine Industries Limited has chosen to make a donation to the NZ Sepsis Trust. Thank you so much to Nelson Pine Industries for choosing us as the recipient of your donation. ...

Season's Greetings from the NZ Sepsis Trust

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Surviving Sepsis - Detective Senior Sergeant Ian Foster

Detective Senior Sergeant Ian Foster remembers his son yelling 'Never give up' at him through tears as he struggled to breathe, passing in and out of consciousness.Ian was a in a critical state suffering from life-threatening sepsis that had taken over his body.At the time, in June last year, he believed he was having a heart attack. But it would turn out to be one of the signs of sepsis, a life-threatening condition that causes organ failure due to an uncontrolled immune response to infection.F...

World Sepsis Day - Waikato Style

Congratulations to everyone at Waikato Hospital for the spirit they brought to World Sepsis Day 2024....