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Join webinar! From People to Leaders: Community voices shaping Abuja 2026

Join ReAct’s webinar on 8 June as we look ahead to the 5th Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on AMR in Abuja, Nigeria. The event will present findings from ReAct’s global community survey and bring together speakers for two panel discussions on how community voices can help drive stronger action on antibiotic resistance.

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.

Policy

The Abuja High-Level Ministerial meeting: a chance to renew ambition and improve accountability to make the global response to antibiotic resistance more effective

The upcoming 5th High Level Ministerial Meeting on AMR held in Abuja, Nigeria in June 2026 should serve as a political turning point for renewed ambition, reinforced accountability, and accelerated implementation. Here ReAct outlines recommendations for ministerial action centered around four key themes: financing, governance & accountability, community and civil society engagement, and finally equitable access to AMR countermeasures.

News

70 antibiotic-smart facilities in two years!

Antibiotic Smart Sweden is a collaborative initiative that aims to inspire and engage all parts of society in addressing antibiotic resistance. Its vision is a society where everyone helps to keep antibiotics working and saving lives. In mid-May, the initiative awarded “Antibiotic Smart” diplomas to 36 facilities, which join another 40 facilities that reached this milestone in 2025.

ReAct Europe is one of the core partners in this initiative.

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.

News

Addressing AMR through art, childhoods and One Health

The First Festival of Children’s Ensembles and Orchestras brought together communities, schools, families, and social organizations in Quito, Ecuador, through an educational initiative that connects art, the microbial world, and the One Health approach.

Policy

Bridging the AMR divide: Reflections from the WHA79 side event on equity, access, and community-led solutions

At the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA79), ReAct Africa and the World Council of Churches convened a side event titled “Bridging the AMR Divide: Equity, Access, and Community-Led Solutions.”

The dialogue brought together voices from global health institutions, faith-based organisations, civil society, and community-centred networks to examine a critical but often under-addressed dimension of antimicrobial resistance (AMR): equity.

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.

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.

News

Art and bio-solidarity in response to AMR

From April 21 to 27, the Colombian city of Medellín hosted the “VII Latin American and Caribbean Congress of Community Living Cultures”. The gathering brought together more than 450 artists, collectives, and organizations from 23 countries across the region to strengthen social participation in health, popular education, peacebuilding, and advocacy for cultural public policies.

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.