2021-03-31
ReAct Europe organized an 'Expert Conversation' event to mark the launch of their new report "Ensuring sustainable access to effective antibiotics for everyone, everywhere - How to address the crisis in antibiotic research and development" on the 14th of April.
Following the release of their new report, “Ensuring sustainable access to effective antibiotics for everyone, everywhere – How to address the global crisis in antibiotic Research and Development”, ReAct Europe organized an “Expert Conversation” event to mark the launch and kick-start the reframing of global discussions about antibiotic research and development.
The report outlines an end-to-end approach to address the global R&D crisis with the aim of ensuring sustainable access to effective antibiotics for all. At the Expert Conversation event distinguished guest speakers responded and commented on the five challenges and the potential solutions presented in the report providing further perspectives from their specific areas of expertise.
The event was moderated by independent global health consultant, Rohit Malpani. Deputy Director of ReAct Europe and lead author, Helle Aagaard, introduced and presented the report.
There was an opportunity for participants to ask questions during the event.
Expert speakers include:
Manica Balasegaram
Executive Director, Global Antibiotic R&D Partnership (GARDP)
Challenge 1. Setting research priorities that addresses the most significant and unmet global heal needs
Ursula Theuretzbacher
Founder, Center for Anti-Infective Agents (CEFAIA)
Challenge 2. Overcoming barriers in the early discovery and research phases
Viviana Munoz
Coordinator Health, Intellectual Property and Biodiversity Programme, South Centre
Challenge 3. Financing late-stage clinical R&D without relying on price and sales revenues of the end-product
Peter Beyer
Unit Head AMR Global Coordination Department, WHO
Challenge 4. Ensuring sustainable production, quality, procurement, and registration of novel antibiotics
Otridah Kapona
AMR focal point Zambia
Challenge 5. Ensuring sustainable access to new antibiotics – access without excess
This year ReAct is celebrating 15 years of action on antibiotic resistance and the Expert Conversation Launch Event of this report is part of the celebration!
The story of ReAct started 15 years ago with a small group of people, many who are still with the network today. They all shared a passion for global health, and felt the urgency to adress the growing problem of antibiotic resistance. The network has since grown, with the presence of offices in 5 continents and many passionate members working together.
Read more about ReAct 15 years celebrations and learn more about the story of ReAct!
More news and opinion
- Winners ReAct Asia Pacific and Aspic Clubs photo competition 2021
- ReAct Africa Conference: Key takeaways and way forward
- World Health Assembly Special Session 2: Openings for stronger governance of the silent antibiotic resistance pandemic
- Staff interview Juan-Carlos Lopez
- ReAct highlights during World Antibiotic Awareness week 2021
- Staff interview Maria Pränting
- 5 lessons learned from Latin American Summit: Community empowerment – vital for tackling AMR
- The WHA74 Special Session on Pandemic Preparedness and Response – an opportunity to address antibiotic resistance
- ReAct announces the top 15 teams to participate in the online global design sprint Innovate4Health 2021
- City of Hyderabad joins ‘Go Blue’ campaign as part of WAAW Activities
- ReAct Europe and Uppsala University go blue to shed light on the antibiotic resistance issue
- Could the best chemotherapy be an antimicrobial drug?
- Press release: Unique collaboration between Ministry of Health, Zambia and ReAct Africa
- Mobilizing communities to act on antibiotic resistance
- ReAct activities for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021
- Dr Vijay Yeldandi
- 4-day Summit: Latin America discusses the role of the community in National Action Plans on AMR
- The world needs new antibiotics – so why aren’t they developed?
- 3 ways the new WHO costing & budgeting tool supports AMR National Action Plan work
- 5 years after the UN Political Declaration on AMR – where are we now?
- Víctor Orellana
- Local production of vaccines and medicines in focus: Key points from ReAct and South Center UN HLPF side-event
- Behavior change to manage antimicrobial resistance: 8 briefs and 1 webinar-launch by Uppsala Health Summit
- ReAct and ICARS to develop policy guides and tools for low resource settings
- Tapiwa Kujinga, Director of PATAM: In Zimbabwe civil society is involved in every aspect of the response to AMR
- COVID-19: India pays a high price for indiscriminate drug use
- Lancet Global Health article release: Resetting the agenda for antibiotic resistance
- 3 key takeaways for AMR from this year’s World Health Assembly WHA74
- Antibiotic resistance – far more than a medical problem
- UN High-level Dialogue on AMR: political will and investments needed
- Resetting the agenda for antibiotic resistance through a health systems perspective
- 3 questions to newly appointed STAG-AMR members Otridah Kapona and Sujith Chandy
- Walk the talk: time is ticking for all to act on antibiotic resistance!
- Vanessa Carter: 3 years of surviving a drug-resistant infection made me want to create change
- Upcoming ReAct Webinar: Expert Conversation about new report
- ReAct report: Governments need to take more leadership to ensure global sustainable access to effective antibiotics
- 4 considerations for addressing antimicrobial resistance through pandemic preparedness
- Preventing the next pandemic: Addressing antibiotic resistance
- 4 key takeaways from the virtual ReAct Africa Conference 2020
- The threat of the unknown: is lack of global burden data slowing down work on antibiotic resistance?
- ReAct input to the WHO Executive Board Session on Antimicrobial Resistance
- Dr Gautham: informal health providers key to reducing antibiotic use in rural India