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WAKE UP CALL ON ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE AT LATEST WHA

Countries around the world are finally waking up to the threat to global health posed by antibiotic resistance (ABR). This was clearly evident from the concerns expressed by delegates from various WHO member nations at a seminar on ABR held as a side event to the 66 th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland.

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ANTIBIOTICS, 1 OF 4 LIFE-SAVING PRODUCTS FOR CHILD SURVIVAL

Last week Save the Children released its annual report “State of the World's Mothers - Surviving the first day”, which illustrates the link between maternal and child well-being. The report looks at the critical first day of life when mothers and their newborn babies face the greatest threats to survival but which also represent the greatest opportunity to save lives. Out of the nearly three million babies who die within their first month of life every year, more than a third die on their day of birth - and 287,000 women die from pregnancy or childbirth. ReAct, Action on Antibiotic Resistance, welcomes and commends the report, which highlights the importance that treating bacterial infections has in improving maternal and child health and survival globally.

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ABR AN ISSUE AT THE WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY

In collaboration with WHO, the Swedish and UK Governments jointly arranges the side event "Antibiotic Resistance - a Threat to Global Health Security and the Case for Action", at the 66th World Health Assembly in Geneva on May 21. ReAct´s Otto Cars participates in the event that emphasises the need of global cooperation with a multidisciplinary approach.

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WORKSHOP ON INTERNATIONAL HEALTH AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE

“I thought FTAs (Free Trade Agreements) were good for the country,” exclaimed Victoria, a second year medical student at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, a state university in the country.  “I had no idea about the scope and implications these agreements can have on people’s lives particularly with respect to access to medicines,” she added. Victoria was one of more than 30 participants at a recently convened Workshop on International Health and Antibiotic Resistance, jointly convened by Health Action International Asia Pacific, Third World Network, Penang and ReAct on April 27.

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