Cure with Care

Current and future generations should have access to effective prevention and treatment of bacterial infections as part of their right to health.

2008-09-19 Meeting the challenge of antibiotic resistance

Expert warning on global pandemic

Modern medicine could be seriously threatened if Antibiotic Resistance is not tackled urgently, warn experts in an article on bmj.com today. Existing antibiotics are losing their effect at an alarming pace and can no longer be considered as a renewable source.

Reducing consumer demand of antibiotics could be the strongest force to driving change, but the ultimate responsibiltiy for coordination and resources to tackle this global problem rests with national governments, WHO and other international stakeholders.

In addition we need stronger incentives for developing antibacterials with new mechanisms of action. The use of these new antibiotics must be safeguarded by regulations and practices that ensure rational use”, says authors Otto Cars and collegues from ReAct – Action on Antibiotic Resistance in the article.

Read the full article: "Analysis - Meeting the challenge of antibiotic resistance" on bmj.com

2008-06-04 Welcome to the latest Newsletter from ReAct

We have compiled a report from our activities at the WHA in May together with a short briefing on an upcoming ReAct publication and the International Seminar and Workshop in Ecuador, June 9 - 13.

Please click here to read the full Newsletter (pdf 105 KB)

2008-04-01 A New subtopic on Antibiotic Resistance launched on SciDevNet

With the support of ReAct, a new subtopic on Antibiotic Resistance was launched on the 26th of March on the SciDevNet website. The antibiotic resistance subtopic includes feature articles, opinion pieces, and briefs on policy solutions to resistance, all with an emphasis in the developing world.

2008-03-30 Increased mortality from blood stream infections caused by ESBL-producing Enterobacteriacae

The clinical and economic impact of multiresistant Gramnegative bacteria is substantial and greatly worrysome concludes researchers in a recent minireview published on behalf of ReAct

2008-01-09 Managing severe pneumonia in children in low resource settings

Increasing resistance to first line antibiotics means recommendations for managing severe pneumonia in children in developing countries need changing

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World Health Organization

	Global Strategy for Containment of Antimicrobial Resistance Report 2001 (pdf 529 KB)

	UNICEF and WHO report on Pneumonia Report 2006 Pneumonia - the forgotten killer of children (pdf 1,54 MB)

	Priority Medicines for Europe and the World Report 2004 Department of Essential Drugs and Medicines Policy (pdf 2,28 MB) See also: Background document on Antibiotic Resistance (pdf 1,61 MB)

	Resolution on Antimicrobial Resistance (WHA 58.27) Improving the containment of antimicrobial resistance (pdf 95 KB) See also; WHA 51.17 from 1998, Emerging and other communicable diseases: antimicrobial resistance (pdf 12 KB)

	Resolution on Rational Use of Medicines (WHA 60.16) Progress in the Rational Use of Medicines (pdf 15 KB)