2025

Healthy Eating Fair: Learning about food, ecosystem and microbes

The United States of America School in Ricaurte, Cuenca, Ecuador, was filled with joy and learning during the Healthy Eating Fair, an event that brought the community together to celebrate the importance of healthy and conscious eating. The importance of healthy eating, along with the crucial role of bacteria and other microorganisms in our food system, was highlighted.

India: Strengthening partnerships for stronger action on AMR

ReAct Asia Pacific recently convened key global and regional stakeholders in Delhi, India, to strengthen collaboration for stronger action on antimicrobial resistance (AMR).

Discussions focused on integrating AMR efforts into health programs, enhancing governance, expanding digital health tools, and fostering public-private partnerships.

ReAct Africa launches Youth Innovation Hub to address AMR

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the most pressing global health challenges of our time, requiring innovative and collaborative efforts to combat its spread.

Recognizing the crucial role of young people in addressing this issue, ReAct Africa has launched the Physical Youth Innovation Hub — a dedicated space designed to empower youth with the resources, knowledge, and support needed to develop impactful solutions.

A living laboratory for learning: The school garden as an educational tool

To support educators in integrating school gardens into their teaching, ReAct has developed a practical guide titled “Huerta Escolar y Mundo Microbiano” (School Health and the Microbial World). School gardens can serve as living laboratories where students explore sustainability, food systems, and antibiotic resistance through hands-on learning.

Silvina Alessio, ReAct Latin America, who developed the guide, shares her perspective on how school gardens can inspire and educate.

ReAct 2025 ambitions: increase political will, strengthen civil society engagement and address barriers to access

With 2024 now behind us with all its elevated attention to antibiotic resistance, 2025 lies in front of us as a fork in the road where action and the momentum from last year’s High Level Meeting, will either continue to grow – or – priorities will have moved on and actions will stagnate. ReAct of course hopes for the first option, but also deems is necessary to be prepared to work hard to prevent that antibiotic resistance does not fall completely off the radar of politicians again.

ReAct Policy Brief: Sustainable antibiotic production

The increasing global crisis of antibiotic resistance demands urgent and multi-faceted solutions, yet a less recognised driver of resistance is pollution from antibiotic production. Waste from manufacturing sites can create hotspots of resistance, disproportionately affecting low- and middle-income countries. This policy brief addresses the intersection of environmental pollution, antibiotic resistance, and equitable access to antibiotics, offering practical recommendations for systemic change.

ReAct Africa Youth Impact Report: Mobilizing young people for stronger action on antimicrobial resistance

The ReAct Africa Youth Report, compiled by ReAct Africa with support from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA), evaluates the effectiveness of ReAct Africa’s youth initiatives in addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in sub-Saharan Africa.

Experts launch comprehensive plan to address antimicrobial resistance in Latin America

Leading health experts and environmental advocates have united to address one of the most pressing global health challenges: Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). In a groundbreaking webinar, the Instituto de Defensa de Consumidores (IDEC), Brazil and ReAct Latin America presented a new policy brief outlining strategic recommendations to address this growing global health challenge.

One Health and Climate Change Hub: A bold step towards integrating AMR into the public health agenda

Tamil Nadu’s new One Health and Climate Change Hub aims to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by integrating strategies across health, agriculture, environment, and more. Launched in November 2024, it emphasizes cross-sector collaboration, political commitment, and actionable solutions.

The initiative seeks to strengthen AMR’s role in public health and climate resilience efforts, with a focus on coordinated governance, data-driven policies, and public-private partnerships.

Children lead the way: ReAct’s novel approach to address antibiotic resistance

A meeting was held at the National University of Loja, Ecuador on 2 December 2024 with the participation of more than 50 students from the Faculty of Human Health, teachers, and university authorities.

This event, organized in collaboration with ReAct, focused on the role of microorganisms in sustaining life and the challenges associated with bacterial resistance, under the “Mother Earth One Health” approach.