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In focus
ReAct drives global progress on antibiotic resistance through multi-level engagement in 2024
In a year marked by unprecedented attention to antibiotic resistance and antimicrobial resistance (AMR), ReAct was confirmed as a key player in shaping global policy and mobilizing action at multiple levels during 2024. The ReAct network made significant strides in high-level advocacy, regional mobilization, community engagement, and strategic communications, while successfully bringing new actors and voices into the AMR space, particularly youth groups and sectors beyond human health.
Antibiotic resistance
In the last 70 years the use of antibiotics has been crucial in improving countless lives and drastically reducing deaths caused by bacterial infections. The increasing development of antibiotic resistance is posing a serious threat to human health and development, the environment and for animal health. Learn more about antibiotic resistance here.
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Tackling disparities in global AMR representation
As the year ends, it’s time to reflect on the outcomes of the September 2024 UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in New York. While the Political Declaration advanced the agenda, the From People to Leaders: Act on AMR NOW! event highlighted structural inequities in representation, especially for low- and middle-income countries. In response, ReAct Africa and MUSUHUM’s new survey and policy brief call for urgent action to center these countries’ voices in the global AMR response.
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ReAct highlights World AMR Awareness Week 2024!
In World AMR Awareness Week 2024, ReAct launched initiatives for stronger action on antibiotic resistance by raising awareness, promoting responsible antibiotic use, and inspiring action across healthcare, agriculture, and communities. Highlighting the urgent need for global action, ReAct also joined WHO’s “Go Blue for AMR” campaign.cExplore ReAct’s activities below, starting with key highlights.
Global campaign
From People to Leaders: Act on AMR NOW!
The global campaign From People to Leaders: Act on AMR NOW! amplified the voices of communities and civil society before the Untied Nations High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in September 2024.
Learn more about the campaign, find material and inspiration.
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Swedish preschools lead the way during World AMR Awareness Week 2024
During World AMR Awareness Week 2024, four Swedish preschools received the Antibiotic Smart Sweden certification for their exemplary infection prevention work.
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ReAct partners with ITN Business to improve equitable access to effective antibiotics
ReAct is proud to announce its participation in the just released Independent Television News (ITN) Business program, Defending Our Health: Unravelling Antimicrobial Resistance, which aims to address the urgent global threat of antibiotic resistance. The program was released the day before the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AMR in New York on September 26th, underscoring the need for a unified global response.
ReAct - Action on Antibiotic Resistance
ReAct is an independent network dedicated to the problem of antibiotic resistance. ReAct is a global catalyst, advocating and stimulating for global engagement on antibiotic resistance through a broad range of collaborations.
We are global
ReAct is a global network of antibiotic resistance experts with nodes in Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America.