ReAct activities World AMR Awareness Week 2026

2026-11-12

ReAct activities for World AMR Awareness Week 2026 will bring together civil society organisations, students, health professionals, communities and public engagement initiatives to raise awareness of antibiotic resistance and AMR. The global program includes online discussions, educational activities, social media outreach, a webinar on participatory and accountable AMR governance and a launch-webinar of the new ReAct Strategic Plan 2027-2030. Activities will also engage children and young people through art competitions and university debates, alongside community-level awareness initiatives in several countries.

Events and releases in context of World AMR Awareness Week

Right before World AMR Awareness Week ReAct has arranged two conferences and released the new ReAct Strategic Plan.

Release ReAct’s Strategic Plan 2027-2030

Right before World AMR Awareness Week ReAct released the new strategic plan for 2027-2030: Addressing antibiotic resistance in an era of polycrisis.

Antibiotic resistance is shaped by interconnected crises, from climate change and conflict to debt and inequality, while weakened multilateralism makes collective action more difficult. ReAct’s new strategy recognizes these realities and sets out how we will preserve effective antibiotics through stronger community engagement, civil society action, and broader North-South coalitions.

Learn more and download the strategic plan

Register for webinar? Here or below? Both?

Projecting community actions to influence AMR governance

From 21-25 October, the Empowered Communities Against AMR Meeting brought together researchers, public-sector representatives, and civil society leaders from Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru in La Paz, Bolivia.

Participants discussed AMR as a socio-environmental challenge linked to water pollution, food systems, and climate change, and shared community-based initiatives to improve health and environmental outcomes. The meeting resulted in a manifesto calling for the review and update of Bolivia’s National Action Plan on AMR.

The meeting was organized by local partners, including the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, the Front for One Health Action, Cosecha Colectiva, the Bolivian Academy of Medicine, and ReAct Latin America.

ReAct Asia Pacific Regional AMR Conference in Jakarta 9-11 November

The Asia-Pacific region carries a disproportionate share of the global burden of AMR and includes countries with widely differing health system capacities, financing environments, epidemiological profiles, and implementation challenges. TheReAct Asia Pacific Regional AMR Conference has an important role to play.

Learn more about the conference.

Activities across regions and countries

Zambia

University debates

University debates held across three provinces, Copperbelt, Lusaka and Central. The debates will culminate in a competition in Lusaka followed by a national-level final. Activities will begin ahead of World AMR Awareness Wekk and continue through the awareness campaign period. Mulungushi University from Zambia’s Central Province emerged victorious in the finals of the National AMR Debates.

Children’s AMR Art Competition in Zambia and South Africa

The “Save Antibiotics” competition will bring together schools from Zambia and South Africa. The competition builds on the ongoing support provided by ReAct Africa to schools in Zambia through the Maarifa Kids Intervention and CAMO-Net to schools in South Africa.

The competition will give students an opportunity to express their views and understanding of antibiotic resistance in fun, innovative and creative ways. It will also bring together doctors, parents and teachers, creating opportunities for the wider school community to learn about antibiotic resistance and the importance of preserving the effectiveness of antibiotics.

By connecting schools across two Southern African countries, the initiative aims to encourage shared learning, strengthen community engagement and inspire young people to play an active role in raising awareness.

Kenya

National symposium and WAAW launch

Participate in the national symposium and the official national launch of WAAW 2026. Support the National Antimicrobial Stewardship Interagency Committee (NASIC) in printing branded T-shirts to enhance AMR awareness, visibility, and public engagement during the national launch of World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) 2026.

Dissemination of the Religious Leaders’ AMR Guide

Disseminate the AMR guide developed for religious leaders to strengthen awareness and highlight ReAct Africa’s engagement with faith-based stakeholders. The guide will be disseminated during WAAW commemoration events, including the launch.

Youth engagement activities

Coordinate youth-focused activities through the National Youth Technical Working Group on AMR:

• Youth in Action Challenge: A platform for young people to showcase AMR-related activities undertaken over the years, with awards and recognition supported by ReAct Africa.
• AI and AMR webinar: A webinar on artificial intelligence (AI) and antimicrobial resistance, organized and delivered by ReAct Africa, specifically for youth. Date: 24 November. Register to AI and AMR webinar.
• Youth experience-sharing session: A virtual forum bringing together members of the youth consortium to share their work. County AMR focal persons will engage with participants, respond to challenges raised, and encourage continued youth involvement in county-level AMR activities.

Patient education and awareness creation

Conduct patient education and AMR awareness activities at AAR Hospital and Nakuru County Referral Hospital.

Healthcare worker sensitization and awareness

Conduct AMR sensitization and awareness activities for healthcare workers at Nakuru County Referral Hospital and AAR Hospital.

India

Story book release

Release of story book on antibiotic resistance.

Youth engagement

Workshop for youth before the Abuja High-Level Ministerial Conference on AMR beginning of December.

Theme: “From Awareness to Action: Youth Preparing for the 5th High-Level Ministerial Conference on AMR”.
Agenda:

• Demystifying High-Level Dialogue on AMR (HLMs) and UN processes.
• ⁠Inside the Room: Real experiences from past global meetings.
• ⁠Practical first-time navigation, networking, and self-care tips.
• Virtual engagement and high-impact social media advocacy.

Date: 21 November
Time: 12:00-14:00 GMT (1:00pm – 3:00pm WAT)
Location: Zoom
Organized by: Africa Public Health Student Network, Africa Alliance AMR Youth Task Force, and Asia Pacific Youth AMR Task Force supported by the Children & Youth Major Group to UNEP (CYMG UNEP).

Click to apply to join the workshop. 

Poetry slam 

Poetry slam and open mic event in collaboration with Swissnex and partners.

Date: 24 November.
Time: 16.30 PM IST, 12 PM CET

More about the poetry slam + open mic online event. Register to join.

Sweden

Hospital leadership dialogue

In November, ReAct Europe will meet with directors of hospitals in Ukraine. These are directors at hospitals where a group of nurses work, the nurses will visit Sweden (see “Safe care starts with us” below). The visit, organized by Swecare, focuses on infection, prevention and control and establishing partnerships with the Ukrainian healthcare system. For the meeting with the directors, ReAct Europe will hold a dialogue on the implementation of the nurses’ improvement projects and opportunities for future collaboration. The engagement aims to strengthen leadership support for infection, prevention & control and antibiotic resistance initiatives, and to sustain the impact of the nurses training programme.

Date: Third week of November

Safe care starts with us
In early December, 12 nurses from Ukraine will participate in a week-long educational visit to Sweden organised by ReAct Europe. The participants were selected based on their performance in an online course on infection prevention and control and antibiotic resistance held this fall. As part of the program each participant developed a small-scale improvement project for their own facility.

In Sweden, the program includes study visits to Uppsala University, the Public Health Agency of Sweden and healthcare facilities, as well as discussions and exchanges with Swedish healthcare professionals. The visit will provide opportunities for learning, exchange and professional networking, and forming a foundation for continued collaboration on antibiotic resistance and infection, prevention and control.

Date: First week of December

Uruguay

International Gathering: ‘Making the invisible visible: education, community and antimicrobial resistance — Threads that sustain life.

A gathering to share experiences, knowledge and tools that connect education, communities, the microbiota, the environment and antimicrobial resistance.

Date: 19-21 November
Location: Institute of Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Republic, Montevideo
Organized by: ReAct Latin America, Institute of Hygiene of the University of the Republic, and the Institute of Socio-Environmental Health of the National University of Rosario

Honduras

National Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, under the slogan “One Health, One Action: Let’s Prevent AMR Now”.

A space for exchange among communities, universities, authorities and organizations to share experiences and strengthen community responses to antimicrobial resistance.

Date: 24-25 November
Location: Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Organized by: PAHO Honduras, the Intersectoral AMR Committee, and ReAct Latin America and others Organizations

Buenos, Aires, Argentina

Microbiological walk
A walk, kefir workshop and games to discover the importance of microorganisms for the sustainability of life.

Date and time: 18 November 9:30 AM local time
Location: CeSAC 21 – Ulla Ulla 2839

Dancing with bacteria
Dancing and experiential activities to explore, as a community, the relationships between microorganisms and health.
Date and time: 18 November 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. local time
Location: CeSAC 9 – Irala 1254 / Plaza Matheu Community Garden Circle

Ancestral knowledge: The invisible world of the microbiota
A gathering to share ancestral and community knowledge around the microbiota.
Date and time: 19 November 10 AM local time
Location: CeSAC 13 – v. Directorio 4210

Microbiota Week

• Activities to learn about and reflect on the microbiota and its importance for health.
  Date and time: 19 November, 13.30-14.30 PM local time
  Location: CeSAC 47, 21 and 25 – Av. Pte. Ramón Castillo and Talampaya
• Workshop on herbal medicine preparations
  Date and time: 19 November, 15.30-17.00 pm local time
  Location: CeSAC 42 – Av. La Plata 2241
• Flavors and knowledge in motion: A morning of fermentation and dance
  An experience combining fermentation, food, movement and community gathering.
  Date and time: 20 November, 9-11 AM local time
  Location: CeSAC 19, 20, 31, 40 and 48 – Riestra and Agustín de Vedia
• Community collection of expired medicines
  A community action promoting the proper disposal of expired medicines while protecting health and the environment.
  Date and time: 20 November, 10 AM – 12 PM local time
  Location: CeSAC 2 / Day Center No. 5 – Heredia 1253
• Ancestral Knowledge: The invisible world of the microbiota
  A dialogue on microorganisms through community and ancestral knowledge.
  Date and time: 20 November, 10 AM – 12 PM local time
  Location: CeSAC 6 – NIDO Corrales 3491
• Dancing the microbiota: ferments, body and Mother Earth
  Movement, fermentation and reflection on our connection with microorganisms, food and ecosystems.
  Date and time: 20 November, 13.30 – 16 PM local time
  Location: CeSAC 5, 28 and 29 – Av. Piedrabuena 3140

Rosario, Argentina

Dialogue Forum – As part of the 3rd International Congress Rights and Democracy for a Reconstruction of Health

Reimagining Antimicrobial Resistance: Connections between the microbiome, environment, clinical care and community.
A space to connect the clinical, environmental and community dimensions of antimicrobial resistance and open new questions about how to build comprehensive responses.

Date and time: 30 November and 1 December, 13.30 – 16 PM local time
Location: Aulario CUR – National University of Rosario, Rosario, Santa Fe

Colombia

Dialogue Session: Understanding the interconnections between microbes, water and health
Date and time: 12 November, 19 PM local time
Location: Corporación Cultural Canchimalos, Medellín, Colombia

Family learning and play session
Artistic activities and games to discover the connections between water, microbes and infection prevention.
Date and time: 20 November, 17.00 PM local time
Location: Corporación Cultural Canchimalos, Medellín, Colombia

Ecuador, Argentina and Colombia

“Children and Yyung people who dare: Weaving experiences that inspire”
A regional communication campaign highlighting actions by children and adolescents that contribute to preventing antimicrobial resistance through care for health, the environment and the microbial world.

Brasil

Dissemination of the Policy Brief: Antimicrobial Resistance and Agrifood Systems: Challenges and Pathways Toward a Healthy and Sustainable Approach in Brazil

Date: 18-24 November

La Paz, Bolivia

Bolivia Statement on Healthy Food and AMR Prevention, promoted by the La Paz Food Security Committee and ReAct Latin America, with the participation of other organizations.
The initiative will build on the International Gathering of Empowered Communities held in October and incorporate antimicrobial resistance into the food security proposal.

Date: 18-23 November