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World Health Day
World Health Day: Reflecting on the penicillin revolution
As World Health Day approaches on 7th April, there’s no better time to reflect on one of medicine’s most pivotal achievements: the discovery and mass production of penicillin. While this miracle drug has been a beacon of hope for 80 years, saving countless lives, its future is under siege. Understanding the precarious position of this breakthrough is not just an exercise in medical history; it’s a call to action for the preservation of modern healthcare itself.
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.
Open Now
Share your perspective: Community priorities survey for the Abuja 2026 AMR Ministerial Meeting
Meaningful progress on AMR depends on strong community input. As governments prepare for the 2026 Ministerial Conference in Abuja, ReAct invites you to share your perspectives through the “From People to Leaders: Road to Abuja 2026 – Community Priorities Survey.
News
ReAct at first Regional Meeting on AMR in Brasilia
The first Regional Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in Latin America and Caribbean from 24-27 March in Brasilia, Brazil, represents a pivotal moment for integrating grassroots action into high-level policy in the region.
For ReAct Latin America the meeting, organized by the Brazilian Ministry of Health, is an opportunity to position the node’s “Empowered Communities” initiative and Alforja Educativa as primary strategies for containing AMR from a One Health perspective.
Policy brief
Securing the future of health: ReAct Latin America and Idec propose a new regional strategy for the Americas
Released in conjunction with the 1st Regional AMR Meeting in Brazil in March 2026, a new policy brief by ReAct Latin America and Idec (the Brazilian Institute for Consumer Defense) calls for a sustainable and inclusive roadmap to address the escalating threat of antibiotic resistance in the Americas.
Conference
Be part of the ReAct Africa AMR Conference!
The ReAct Africa AMR Conference 2026 will take place 21–22 July in Lusaka, Zambia, bringing together policymakers, researchers, civil society leaders, and global health experts committed to addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Africa.
Policy
Revised Global Action Plan on AMR delayed over technology transfer language
Early February, during the 158th session of the WHO Executive Board, Member States were expected to adopt an updated version of the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance, but the process hit a deadlock over the proposed language on technology transfer. Negotiations will be reopened on limited parts of the text ahead of the World Health Assembly in May.
Communities
Reimagining AMR action through community voices: Lessons from Jahangirpuri, New Delhi, India
In Jahangirpuri, an urban resettlement slum in New Delhi, India, women are quietly reshaping how antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is understood and responded to at the grassroots. A small group of women volunteers has recently come together under the Antibiotic Smart Community initiative.
News
ReAct Europe at the 2024 Nobel Prize Teacher Summit: Global health in focus
On 20 March, nearly 400 teachers from more than 30 countries gathered in Stockholm, Sweden, for this year’s Nobel Prize Teacher Summit, an international forum where educators meet to explore pressing global challenges.
ReAct Europe participated in the summit by delivering a plenary speech and hosting a breakout session.
ReAct Story
School gardens to contain AMR: Belén Juca’s experience with children in Ecuador
One ordinary morning at a school in Ecuador, a group of children carefully water small sprouts of mint and radish. Before doing so, they pause for a moment to ask Mother Earth for permission. Watching the scene closely is Belén Juca, a General Basic Education teacher.
This is part of the AlForja Educativa program initiated by ReAct Latin America.
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.
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.