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In focus
ReAct’s 2025 Impact Report: From grassroots action to global policy
We are proud to share ReAct 2025 Impact Report, highlighting key achievements from across the ReAct network over the past year.
In 2025, we also marked an important milestone: 20 years as a global network working to ensure equitable access to effective antibiotics for all. This work has always been collective, and we could not have done it alone. Our sincere thanks go to communities, civil society organizations, individuals, institutions, and donors who contributed to and been engaged in our work in 2025 – and throughout the past two decades.
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.
Webinar
Join webinar! From People to Leaders: Bridging community priorities and global action ahead of Abuja 2026
ReAct, in collaboration with the Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform (MSPP), will host a webinar on 15 September 2026 (14:00–15:30) titled “From People to Leaders: Translating Community Priorities into Political Commitments.”
ReAct Story
Ukrainian Chief Nurse Alla Kuzhel: "Antibiotic resistance is not a problem of the future"
Alla Kuzhel is Chief Nurse at the Municipal Non-Profit Enterprise “Children’s City Polyclinic No. 6” of the Odesa City Council. She is also a facilitator of peer support groups and curator of the project On the Waves of Nursing. Alla participated in ReAct’s online training on infection prevention and control in late 2025, and ReAct is looking forward to ways to collaborate.. In this interview, she shares her insights on addressing antibiotic resistance in Ukraine, a country currently facing the challenges of ongoing conflict.
Policy
Beyond diplomatic aspirations: Bridging the implementation gap in Pandemic Preparedness and AMR
The upcoming High-Level Meeting (HLM) on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response (PPPR) at the 81st UN General Assembly this September marks a critical juncture for reviewing global progress since the 2023 political declaration.
The meeting also presents a timely opportunity to revisit the implications of the 2025 Pandemic Agreement – specifically, how to actually operationalize the inclusion of AMR in the provisions for key areas such as prevention and surveillance, but also in relation to equitable access to medicines.
News
ReAct Asia Pacific Regional AMR Conference 2026 in 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.
The coming ReAct Asia Pacific Regional AMR Conference in November has an important role to play.
News
Six key takeaways from ReAct Africa Annual AMR Conference 2026
The ReAct Africa Annual AMR Conference 2026, held on 21–22 July in Lusaka, Zambia, brought together nearly 200 participants from 35 countries to advance practical, people-centred solutions to antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Participants represented governments, academia, health professionals, civil society, communities, youth and faith actors, development partners, and stakeholders from animal health, agriculture and the environment.
Release
Launch and international seminar mark a new chapter for stronger action on antibiotic resistance
The launch of the book “Reimagining Resistance: A Journey in Creative Disruption” became the centerpiece of the international seminar “Healthy Agrifood Systems and Antibiotic Resistance – Reimagining Resistance: A Journey in Creative Disruption,” held in Rosario, Argentina from 16-18 June.
More than the presentation of a new publication, the event represented the consolidation of over two decades of scientific collaboration and creative innovation dedicated to transforming how antibiotic resistance is understood and addressed in Latin America and beyond.
ReAct story
Dr. Sharot leads the first antibiotic-smart primary health care clinic in Sweden
In this interview, Dr. Ismael A. Sharot explains how Nybro Health Centre became Sweden’s first primary health care clinic to receive an antibiotic-smart diploma through data-driven decisions, strong team collaboration, and a shared commitment to change. He also reflects on the challenges of changing clinical routines and reducing antibiotic prescribing rates in everyday practice.
News
New IPC and antibiotic resistance course for 50 nurses from Ukraine!
This September, 50 nurses from across Ukraine will participate in a new course on infection prevention and control (IPC) and antibiotic resistance. Developed by ReAct Europe in partnership with ZDOROVI, the course aims to strengthen nurses’ knowledge and practical skills to enhance patient and staff safety and promote knowledge exchange.
ReAct Story
Ndahafa Imene: Turning curiosity into action on AMR
Meet Ndahafa Imene. Her journey as a medical laboratory scientist began with a simple curiosity to find out what happens to a patient sample after it is collected. This drive to understand the microscopic processes behind a diagnosis led her to the laboratory and a career as a research assistant for the Global Health Protection Program.
Now a participant in the Antimicrobial Resistance Leaders Program (AMRLEP), Ndahafa is turning her scientific expertise into leadership. In this interview, she shares her path to the frontlines of AMR stewardship and her vision for driving global change.
THEME
Antibiotic resistance and aquaculture: Why It matters for One Health
Aquaculture supplies more than half of the world’s seafood and plays a critical role in food security, livelihoods, and nutrition – particularly in low- and middle-income countries.
Yet the rapid expansion and intensification of fish and shrimp farming has also brought growing challenges, including infectious disease outbreaks and the widespread use of antibiotics.
These dynamics make aquaculture a key, and often under-addressed, front in the global action to contain antibiotic resistance, and more broadly, antimicrobial resistance.
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.