ReAct ACTIVITIES 2004 - 2005

2005

September 14-17

Will We Respond to Antibiotic Resistance in Time.

A seminar on the growing threat of antibiotic resistance, Uppsala, Sweden.
Download press release (pdf 98 KB)

Presentations from the meeeting

May 25

ReAct at the World Health Assembly

ReAct played a significant role in the process leading up to the 2005 World Health Assembly passage of Resolution on Antimicrobial Resistance, WHA 58.27.

2004

November

Priority Medicines for Europe and the World-A Public Health Approach to Innovation

ReAct participated in the WHO Priority Medicines for Europe and the World project, aiming to develop a basis for a worldwide public health approach to the development of new medicines. in The WHO project aiming toworking to identify antibacterial drug resistance as a prioritized area. Link to project site.

Background document on Antibacterial Drug Resistance (pdf 1.7 MB)

May

Moving Towards Concerted Action

ReAct gathered individuals from all continents with a range backgrounds at the Dag Hammarskjöld Centre in Uppsala to explore why the discussions held so far have to such a limited extent gone beyond the conference rooms. Download press release (pdf 98 KB) Moving towards Concerted Action - Summary report from the meeting (pdf 44 KB) Exploring roads towards concerted action; The misuse of the miracle (pdf 32 KB)