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GLOBAL CAMPAIGN!
Join the Global Campaign: From People to Leaders: Act on AMR NOW! Sign the Call for Global Action!
Join the global campaign From People to Leaders: Act on AMR NOW.
When you endorse the campaign you amplify and empower the voices of communities and civil society in the global response to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and towards the 2024 UN High-Level meeting on AMR.
UN HLM AMR 2024
New ReAct Brief: Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest & most urgent cross-border health crises of our time – but still not addressed as such!
As governments are now starting preparations towards the second ever UN High-level meeting on AMR which will take place in New York next year, ReAct now launches its briefing and puts forwards its recommendations for global collective action to address antibiotic resistance.
Conference
ReAct Africa and South Centre Conference 2024!
ReAct Africa and South Centre will co-host the 2024 regional AMR annual conference from 9th – 11th July, under the theme; Global Accountability for AMR response: Investing in priorities for Africa.
The conference will be hosted in partnership with International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS), Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP), AMR Policy Accelerator and support from The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), the Fleming Fund, Wellcome Trust and the Ministry of Health Zambia through Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI).
UN HLM AMR 2024
Reflections from a week where stakeholders took the stage in New York
Stakeholders from around the world were invited to a hearing at the UN building in New York to share perspectives, expectations and recommendations towards the UN High-level meeting on AMR. ReAct was represented by ReAct Africa Director, Professor Mirfin Mpundu, and ReAct Europe Director, Ms. Anna Sjöblom. Here we share our reflections on what the hearings offered and the dynamics around the process.
AMR or ABR?
AMR or ABR – what is the confusion about?
More than 1.2 million deaths in 2019. This is perhaps the most widely quoted number in policy documents ahead of the forthcoming United Nations High-Level Meeting on AMR. The number is used to demonstrate the devastating impact of AMR globally today. There’s just one detail – it is not on AMR. It is on antibiotic resistance. This article outlines the difference between the two, and why in the context of the United Nations High-Level Meeting on AMR it is important to start calling things by their right name.
Rocky start for the UN High level meeting on AMR
ReAct’s Otto Cars and Helle Aagaard travelled to New York to meet a number of country UN missions, UN agencies and civil society actors to discuss ReAct’s United Nations High-Level Meeting on AMR Policy Brief. Here we share our key reflections from a week of conversations and discussions at the epicenter of global politics about the prospects for the forthcoming High-Level Meeting on AMR in September.
UN High Level Meeting on AMR: Countdown begins
Preparatory work is currently underway for the one-day High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance planned this fall, convened by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The High-Level Meeting aims to secure strong political commitment and accelerated action across all sectors and at all levels to address the urgent threat of antimicrobial resistance.
PRESS RELEASE
Join the Global Campaign – From people to leaders! Act on AMR NOW!
The global campaign From People to Leaders: Act on AMR NOW! is here to amplify 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 and sign the call.
COMMUNITIES/CIVIL SOCIETY
Why communities and civil society groups are key to the global AMR response
The upcoming High Level Meeting on AMR at the UN General Assembly in September 2024 presents a pivotal opportunity to address the pressing issue of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), identified by the WHO as one of the ten threats to global health.
As world leaders convene to discuss strategies and solutions, it is imperative that the involvement of communities and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the global AMR response is given full recognition and prioritized as a key component of any effective plan moving forward.
CONFERENCE
ReAct Latin America shines spotlight on antibiotic resistance at People's Health Assembly
Mid-April, in a series of powerful and thought-provoking events at the People’s Health Assembly in Argentina, ReAct Latin America successfully brought the critical issue of antibiotic resistance to the forefront, emphasizing the need for a multi-sectoral approach to address this global health threat. This was also the launch of the global campaign From People to Leaders: Act on AMR NOW!
World Cancer Day
World Cancer Day: Cancer communities can help making the UN High Level meeting on AMR a turning point
Cancer patients often undergo extensive treatments, including surgeries, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy, which make them more susceptible to infections. Many cancer patients therefore rely on effective antibiotics to keep opportunistic infections at bay. On this World Cancer Day we invite cancer communities and organizations worldwide to join our call on governments to make the United Nations High-Level Meeting on AMR in September this year the turning point that is urgently needed in the global response to antibiotic resistance.
Cancer, antimicrobial resistance and community engagement
Satya Sivaraman
Communications Advisor, ReAct
As someone who has had family members and loved ones battle cancer, I personally know the devastating toll this disease can take. Cancer patients face so many challenges – from the physical and emotional toll of treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation, to the constant anxiety and fear that comes with such a serious diagnosis. But in the last decades, a growing threat has spread that poses an additional, urgent risk to cancer patients worldwide: antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
UN HLM AMR 2024
UN High Level Meeting on AMR: Countdown begins
Preparatory work is currently underway for the one-day High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance planned this fall, convened by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The High-Level Meeting aims to secure strong political commitment and accelerated action across all sectors and at all levels to address the urgent threat of antimicrobial resistance.
REPORT
ReAct report: Unlocking Barriers for Collective Action
The upcoming High-level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) at the UN General Assembly in 2024 will be a historic opportunity for the world to renew political momentum and commitment towards addressing antibiotic resistance.
Now ReAct releases the report “Unlocking Barriers for Collective Action” from the Uppsala Dialogue Meeting held earlier this year, on the road towards the High-level Meeting in September 2024.