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In focus
React World AMR Awareness Week activities
In recognition of World AMR Awareness Week 2024, ReAct presents a series of initiatives to address antibiotic resistance worldwide. These efforts are designed to raise awareness, encourage responsible antibiotic use, and inspire action across healthcare, agriculture and community sectors. Through global collaboration, ReAct highlights the urgent need for strong and robust action on antibiotic resistance to preserve the effectiveness of life-saving antibiotics. ReAct also joins the World Health Organization “Go-blue for AMR” campaign.
ReAct - Action on Antibiotic Resistance
ReAct is an independent network dedicated to the problem of antibiotic resistance. ReAct is a global catalyst, advocating and stimulating for global engagement on antibiotic resistance through a broad range of collaborations.
News
Join Empowered Communities webinar 22 November!
oin ReAct Latin America and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and and many more partners in the region on Friday, November 22, as part of the World AMR Awareness Week 2024 celebrations, for a regional webinar highlighting inspiring activities from various countries under the Empowered Communities to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) initiative. In this event we will explore how communities are actively contributing to the fight against AMR through education, advocacy and concrete actions. This is an excellent opportunity to learn from the Latin America region’s efforts, exchange ideas and strengthen collaboration to address AMR.
In focus
ReAct partners with ITN Business to improve equitable access to effective antibiotics
ReAct is proud to announce its participation in the just released Independent Television News (ITN) Business program, Defending Our Health: Unravelling Antimicrobial Resistance, which aims to address the urgent global threat of antibiotic resistance. The program was released the day before the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AMR in New York on September 26th, underscoring the need for a unified global response.
Policy
ReAct attending the 4th Ministerial conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
ReAct will be presenting on several occasions during the 4th Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from November 14-16, 2024, where focus will be on how to implement the many commitments made by governments in the High-Level Meeting political declaration adopted at the United Nations General Assembly in September. On the side of the Ministerial conference the second convening of the Multi-stakeholder Partnership Platform will also take place, where ReAct is participating as part of the civil society cluster.
Update
ReAct at UNGA in New York!
At the end of September, ReAct participated in the United Nations High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in New York, emphasizing the urgent need for increased global collective action in a number of areas.
We are global
ReAct is a global network of antibiotic resistance experts with nodes in Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America.
Antibiotic resistance
In the last 70 years the use of antibiotics has been crucial in improving countless lives and drastically reducing deaths caused by bacterial infections. The increasing development of antibiotic resistance is posing a serious threat to human health and development, the environment and for animal health. Learn more about antibiotic resistance here.