Saving lives by stepping up Africa's response to sepsis

Saving lives by stepping up Africa's response to sepsis

Sub-Saharan African ConsorTium for the Advancement of Innovative Research and Care in SepsisSub-Saharan African ConsorTium for the
Advancement of Innovative Research
and Care in Sepsis
Sub-Saharan African ConsorTium for the Advancement of Innovative Research and Care in Sepsis
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Sepsis

is life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by a dysregulated host response to infection.

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13.7 million

Number of people worldwide whose cause of death was sepsis in 2019.

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30% of deaths
from sepsis

Sub-Saharan Africa bears the greatest burden of sepsis worldwide.

Director:
Dr. Nathan Kenya-Mugisha
Walimu, Kampala, Uganda

Co-Directors:
Professor Dr. Konrad Reinhart
Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany
Professor Dr. Torsten Feldt
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Germany

Chief Scientific Officer (CSO):
Dr. Shevin Jacob
Walimu, Kampala, Uganda

Deputy CSO:

Dr. Tafese Tufa
Arsi University, Asella, Ethiopia

Our Program

With eight African and two German partner institutions, STAIRS aims to save lives through innovative sepsis research in sub-Saharan Africa. We leverage our existing networks and seek new partners to …

  • address vital knowledge gaps in sepsis epidemiology, diagnosis and care quality
  • strengthen research capacity
  • translate emerging evidence to policy

Our Team

1
Sierra Leone
Njala University, Bo
2
Ghana
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi
3
Nigeria
University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu
4
Ethiopia
Arsi University, Asella
5
Uganda
Walimu, Kampala
6
Uganda
Makerere University - Infectious Diseases Institute, Kampala
7
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu
8
Mozambique
Instituto Nacional de Saúde, Maputo
9
Germany
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin
10
Germany
University Hospital of Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf