News

New IPC and antibiotic resistance course for 50 nurses from Ukraine!

This September, 50 nurses from across Ukraine will participate in a new course on infection prevention and control (IPC) and antibiotic resistance. Developed by ReAct Europe in partnership with ZDOROVI, the course aims to strengthen nurses’ knowledge and practical skills to enhance patient and staff safety and promote knowledge exchange.

News

International gathering on educational gardens, microbiome and AMR

For three days, Cuenca became a meeting space for academia, social organizations, public institutions, communities, agricultural producers, university students, teachers, children, youth, and older adults from Ecuador, Argentina, Colombia, and Peru. Bringing together diverse backgrounds and experiences, participants shared knowledge, reflections, and proposals centered around the educational garden as a space to learn about the microbial world and its relationship with soil, food, and health.

ReAct Story

From rivers to resistance: Dr Diego Quijano on the environmental dimension of AMR

Diego Quijano is an environmental and sanitary engineer, public health researcher, and environmental professional from Colombia. He holds a Master’s degree in Environment and Development and a PhD in Public Health from the National University of Colombia. Currently serving as a Technical Liaison at Bogotá’s District Secretariat of Environment, his work focuses on the intersection of health and the environment, particularly emerging contaminants and the environmental impacts of pharmaceutical pollution. In this interview Dr Quijano talks about his work and association with ReAct Latin America.

Policy

Abuja meeting postponed: a moment to close the gaps before ministers reconvene

The 5th Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, scheduled for 28–30 June 2026 in Abuja, Nigeria, has been postponed. The postponement comes after months of active discussion within the AMR community about what this meeting could and should deliver.

We hope a new date will be agreed soon. The circumstances behind the postponement have not been fully clarified and raise an important question: how resilient and robust the global AMR governance system is when political processes are interrupted?

News

Survey and webinar: Why communities must shape the future of AMR governance

A global survey and webinar reveal a clear message ahead of Abuja: communities want financing, accountability and a meaningful role in decision-making.

Policy

Closing the gap: Highlights from the ReAct side event at the 79th WHA on AMR governance and financing

On the sidelines of the 79th World Health Assembly, ReAct with support from the Health Diplomacy Alliance and Global Challenges Foundation convened a roundtable at the Health Diplomacy House to tackle some of the most pressing hurdles in the global response to antibiotic resistance. Titled “Closing the Gap: Governance and Financing for an Effective Global Response to Antibiotic Resistance,” the session aimed to foster a solution-oriented dialogue and gathered around 20 invited experts representing the civil society, member states, academic institutions, and international organizations.

Release

From dialogue to progress: Strengthening global AMR governance

Antibiotic resistance is a global catastrophic risk already causing over 1.1 million deaths annually and threatening worldwide economic and health progress. ReAct’s latest policy brief, From Dialogue to Progress, argues that while the global governance architecture has expanded, the current system remains fragmented with unclear mandates, funding shortages, and significant accountability gaps.

ReAct story

Dr. Sharot leads the first antibiotic-smart primary health care clinic in Sweden

In this interview, Dr. Ismael A. Sharot explains how Nybro Health Centre became Sweden’s first primary health care clinic to receive an antibiotic-smart diploma through data-driven decisions, strong team collaboration, and a shared commitment to change. He also reflects on the challenges of changing clinical routines and reducing antibiotic prescribing rates in everyday practice.

ReAct Story

Ndahafa Imene: Turning curiosity into action on AMR

Meet Ndahafa Imene. Her journey as a medical laboratory scientist began with a simple curiosity to find out what happens to a patient sample after it is collected. This drive to understand the microscopic processes behind a diagnosis led her to the laboratory and a career as a research assistant for the Global Health Protection Program.

Now a participant in the Antimicrobial Resistance Leaders Program (AMRLEP), Ndahafa is turning her scientific expertise into leadership. In this interview, she shares her path to the frontlines of AMR stewardship and her vision for driving global change.

THEME

Antibiotic resistance and aquaculture: Why It matters for One Health

Aquaculture supplies more than half of the world’s seafood and plays a critical role in food security, livelihoods, and nutrition – particularly in low- and middle-income countries.

Yet the rapid expansion and intensification of fish and shrimp farming has also brought growing challenges, including infectious disease outbreaks and the widespread use of antibiotics.

These dynamics make aquaculture a key, and often under-addressed, front in the global action to contain antibiotic resistance, and more broadly, antimicrobial resistance.