ReAct activities for World Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2022

ReAct Asia Pacific

Indonesia

ReAct Asia Pacific collaborations:

12 October. Media briefing by WHO and Ministry of Health – has generated several media articles, all in Indonesian language.

18-14 November. The Concerned and Caring Parents Foundation (YOP) will conduct a social media campaign on its Instagram account.

22 November. Ministry of Agriculture and Quadripartite (WHO, WOAH, FAO, UNEP) is arranging a talk show and a press conference. The talk show will discuss antimicrobial resistance from the perspectives of the private sector, specifically poultry industry companies (both multinational and local companies operating in Indonesia). The event will be held in hybrid format, the Zoom version will be live streamed through YouTube in Indonesian language. The event will start at 9 AM GMT + 7.

A media conference will be held after the talk show, Vida Parady, Communications Officer, ReAct Asia Pacific will moderate this conference.

India

ASPIC Photography Competition Result Announcement. The competition was launched in mid-October. Date of announcement yet to be announced.

18 November. Announcement of winners of ReAct-FAO scientific poster competition.

18 November. Media webinar organized jointly by ReAct Asia Pacific and ReAct Africa. Time: 12.00 – 1.30pm GMT

• Announcement of winners of ReAct-FAO scientific poster competition.
• Release of communication products for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations’s campaign to “Reduce the Need for Antimicrobials in Agri-food Systems”.
• Panel discussion followed by Q & A with:
  – Dr Emmaneul Kabali, Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO)
  – Dr Bashiru Boi Kikimoto, Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana
  – Dr B Sunil, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Kerala
  – Dr Philip Mathew, International Center for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions
  Moderator; Satya Sivaraman, Senior Journalist. Click to register for media webinar.

The webinar is part of the “Seeding and Scaling One Health Awareness and Action on AMR” collaborative project between ReAct and FAO.

23 November. Kerala Antimicrobial Resistance Meet 2022: One Health Response to antimicrobial resistance, Thrissur, Kerala. College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala, along with ReAct Asia Pacific and Indian Veterinary Association, Mannuthy Unit, Kerala, is organizing a One Health meeting to revive the awareness and much-needed focus on antimicrobial resistance.

ReAct Latin America

27 October. Dancing with bacteria – a musical with 10 movements – every movement is an interaction between humans and bacteria for example microbioal world. This is part of the Empowered Communities concept of ReAct Latin America. The musical was launched in Quito, Ecuador. Parts of the musical will be shared during the Empowered Communities Meeting 17-18 November.

3 November (One Health World Day). Walking towards Empowered Communities. Social movement and governments – dialogue. This is the first set for the Empowered Communities.

17-18 November. Empowered communities with PAHO, Florida International University and South Centre. form to register and participate. All can join. Spanish and will be translated into English and Portuguese. Learn more and register to the the meeting days.

Social media and media campaign. Through ReAct Latin America’s own channels and the communication networks of partner organizations, messages related to the need to reduce the use of antibiotics in agri-food systems, and community participation in the implementation of National Action Plans will be shared.

Folder with material for journalist. Published on ReAct Latin America website.

Campaign in collaboration with FAO in the region. Focusing on food system and use of antibiotics in food systems.

Go Blue. Cuenca Municipality, Mar del Plata University, University of Cuenca will turn on blue light in some buildings in the city of Cuenca and universities.