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3Rs FOR INNOVATING NOVEL ANTIBIOTICS

The dearth of novel antibiotics poses challenges to the treatment of bacterial infection and points to shortcomings in the system of pharmaceutical innovation. In a recently published article in the British Medical Journal , ”3Rs for innovating novel antibiotics: sharing resources, risks, and rewards” , Anthony So and colleagues in ReAct present an analysis on what can be done to increase innovation.

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HIGHLIGHTS FROM EPN FORUM 2012

The 2012 EPN (Ecumenical Pharmaceutical Network) Forum and General Meeting held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in March had the theme "Access to quality medicines: priority needs, priority actions for today and tomorrow". Highlights from the meeting are now available.

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ReAct PARTICIPATING IN WHO LAUNCH OF BOOK ON SUCCESSFUL STRATEGIES

The book, " The evolving threat of antimicrobial resistance - Options for action " , launched by WHO on March 8, is the result of a collaboration between WHO and more than 50 international experts in the field of antimicrobial resistance where ReAct contributed with working group leaders and main authors of two of the chapters. ReAct participated in the launch event in Geneva on March 8 with a video presentation where Executive Director Otto Cars gave a background to the network ReAct and the book collaboration project.

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1ST GLOBAL FORUM POSTERS NOW AVAILABLE

Posters from the 1st Global Forum on Bacterial Infections in Delhi in October 2011 are now available online via  F1000 posters. A forum meeting report by Erika Vlieghe recently published in Expert Reviews emphasizes that; "given the proportion of the problem, it is high time the world community started the battle against resistance, however complex it may be."

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RESISTANCE IN THE NEWS

3 MAY 2012

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MAY 5:

SAVE LIVES: CLEAN YOUR HANDS

WHO´s Global Annual Campaign. Register now and be part of a global movement to improve hand hygiene!

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ECDC LAUNCHES SLOGAN CONTEST FOR STUDENTS

Promote ECDC surveillance module on compliance with good hand hygiene practices.


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