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2009-05-22 Revealing the hidden pandemic of antibiotic resistance

Almost half (28 of 62) of patients could not be treated with available antibiotics due to resistance against these medicines - 86% of these patients were newborns says Dr Florence Najjuka from Makerere University, Uganda. Her presentation was given at the EPN/ReAct launch of the camapign "Fight AMR-save medicines for our children" during the World Health Assembly May 20th.

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2009-05-15 ReAct and EPN launch AMR campaign

On Wednesday 20th May 2009, ReAct and EPN launch the "Fight AMR - Save medicines for our children" campaign at the 62nd WHA in Geneva.

The launch will be initiated at a public dialougue event from 8 am to 9 am in Room VII at the Palais des Nations.

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2009-05-07 China and Sweden in Fruitful Summit on Antibiotic Resistance

On April 28, Swedish minister of public health Maria Larsson, visited her Chinese colleague Huang Jiefu, vice health minister, in Beijing to work out a joint strategy to halt antibiotic resistance. A large number of Swedish and Chinese experts participated in the meeting.

The two countries now set out to launch a joint initiative to address this serious problem. It is however not only to exchange knowledge and help to each other, there is also an ambition to promote the issue in international contexts.

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National seminar on infectious diseases

ReAct Latin America and the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of Cuenca, invites to a national seminar on infectious diseases; diagnostics, treatment and rational use of antibiotics.

The event takes place at the Medical School of Azuay, June 17 - 19, 2009

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Revealing the hidden pandemic of antibiotic resistance

The launch of the EPN/ReAct Fight AMR campaign at the WHA in Geneva on 20th May 2009 brought together Country Delegates, WHO staff and Civil society, addressing the critical need of leadership and action to contain AMR.

Presentations and photos from the meeting

Almost half (28 of 62) of patients could not be treated with available antibiotics due to resistance against these medicines - 86% of these patients were newborns says Dr Florence Najjuka from Makerere University,Uganda. Her presentation was given at the EPN/ReAct launch of the camapign "Fight AMR-save medicines for our children" during the World Health Assembly May 20th

Download press release (pdf 74 KB)