ReAct - Action on Antibiotic Resistance

Last week, the ReAct network had a truly productive and joyful Annual Meeting! 🙌🏾 🙏🏾 🌏🌍🌎 Our four ReAct nodes came together for open and inspiring discussions - a great stepping stone as we plan for the coming years. 🎉 We also took a walk down memory lane to celebrate…

#GlobalHandwashingDay The most influential way to prevent infections? 👉🏾 Hand hygiene. 🙌🏾🦠Hand hygiene also control the spread of pathogens, whether resistant to antibiotics or not. Everyday is #HandwashingDay 🫶🏾 #AntibioticResistance #AMR

💠 Shaping the future of #AMR evidence-based action: the IPEA founding document and consultations mark the next step in global #AMR governance. 📷 📷📷 🌍 🌎🌏 Mandated by the 2024 @UN High-level Meeting on AMR, the Independent Panel on Evidence for Action against AMR (IPEA) is…

📑 A new @guardian opinion article by GARDP’s Executive Director, Dr Manica Balasegaram, warns that drug-resistant infections have reached a critical tipping point. Key findings: 📉 Only 5 out of 90 antimicrobials in development are innovative and target WHO priority pathogen.…

🎨🧫 “From Quito to Medellin, I’ve seen children learn about bacteria, handwashing & antibiotics through play and art—proof of empowered communities in action.” Dr. Nathalie El Omeiri (PAHO) reflects on her journey with ReAct in bridging community and policy across the Americas.…

ReAct at #WHS2025 in Berlin! This year’s theme “Taking Responsibility for Health in a Fragmenting World”  is more relevant than ever! ReAct's Kerstin Åkerfeldt is engaging with partners, old and new, to advance global solutions on #AMR and health equity. #GlobalHealth

NEW REPORT! @WHO warns of widespread resistance to common antibiotics worldwide. Antimicrobial resistance #AMR continues to rise as a major global health challenge, weakening the effectiveness of life-saving treatments and increasing risks from everyday infections and routine…

Girls are leaders Girls are change-makers Girls are our future They aren’t waiting for a better world, they are building it. This #DayoftheGirl, join us to celebrate the power of girls around the world and their vision of the future.

1 year after the UNGA High-Level meeting on AMR – WHERE ARE WE NOW? One year after the second-ever High-Level meeting on #AMR held on the sides of the @UN General Assembly, we take stock of the global response and consider the consequences of the major changes in the global…

⭐1 0 key takeaways from the Asia Pacific AMR Conference 2025! 🌏 From Declaration to Action: Tackling AMR Together The ReAct Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) gathered over 100 delegates from 30 countries for two days of collaboration on one of…

#BreastCancerAwarenessMonth 👨🏾‍🦱👩🏼 👩🏽‍🦳👩🏿‍🦳 Cancer patients are more vulnerable to antibiotic-resistant infections. 🦠 💊 Antibiotic resistance makes cancer treatments like chemotherapy riskier. Fight breast cancer and antibiotic resistance - two battles, one cause! @react_latina…

🎥 The challenge of antibiotic resistance requires more than just clinical knowledge. It demands systems thinking and community action. We’re proud to share this reflection from Dr. Emil Agustino, a passionate voice for AMR action in Indonesia and beyond. 🇮🇩🌍 #ReAct20Years #AMR…

🌍💊🐟 Antimicrobial resistance and seafood: A global challenge Last week at the @GSA_Seafood #SeafoodSummit25, ReAct’s @AndriCapi joined a panel to highlight the growing impact of antimicrobial resistance #AMR on seafood, human health and the environment. Andrea emphasized: -…

✨ ReAct’s Maria Pränting & Therese Holm joined the opening of Rethink Bacteria – a SciArt exhibition where science meets art! 🖼️ The magical photos by artist Gabriela Torres Ruiz were presented in a warm and welcoming setting, accompanied by enlightening talks: 🎤 Your inner…

Prevent Infection! Preventing infections reduces the use of antibiotics and slows spread of drug-resistant bacteria! What is the path? • Improving vaccination and immunization programs • Promoting clean water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) • Installing infection prevention…

Last day of #SepsisAwarenessMonth In a survey with over 400 physicians from 74 countries done by ReAct in 2020: - 79% of the physicians report an increase in multi-drug resistant infections in newborns. - 54% of the physicians believe resistant pathogens are the top reason…

MORE AND MORE PEOPLE WILL DIE BECAUSE OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE The world’s response to the antibiotic crisis has been too slow — a global agreement is now needed, says ReAct's founder @OttoCars1 and Göran Tomson in an opinion editorial published in @untse last week. This the…

TODAY'S THE DAY! STILL TIME TO REGISTER! 🌍 Join ReAct 20 years webinar! The past, present & future of community engagement on AMR! 📅 25 September 2025 🕑 14:00–15:30 CEST ( ECT | CAT | IST) ➡️ Highlights from ReAct’s new community engagement report ➡️ Two panel discussions…

Have you submitted your #TrinityChallenge Youth Competition application? There is still time! We encourage you to share your ideas for campaigns on Educating for Behaviour Change in Antibiotic Resistance! thetrinitychallenge.org/youth-voice/#b…

💬 “Working with ReAct was the most exciting collaboration to contain #AMR in the community. Antibiotic resistance is a creeping non-natural disaster… we must work together to prevent, detect & respond globally.” — Dr. Sujith J Chandy, Exec. Director @ICARS_global & former ReAct…