ReAct - Action on Antibiotic Resistance

08/09/2026

📢 Call for Abstracts Now Open!

ReAct Asia Pacific invites abstract submissions for the ReAct Asia Pacific Regional AMR Conference 2026, taking place 9–11 November 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Selected abstracts will be presented as posters, and a limited number of presenters will receive travel and accommodation support from ReAct.

🗓️ Submission deadline: 30 September 2026

📩 Results by: 10 October 2026

We encourage submissions from across the Asia Pacific region, especially early-career professionals working to strengthen the response to antibiotic resistance.

🔗 Submission Form: https://forms.gle/ZwhLzNAexyEm1xyD9

📄 Abstract Guidelines: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ueQ9NzmDOY0vnQiZWaOI-SsIqgkL58Qp/view?usp=sharing

📧 For queries: [email protected] or [email protected]

Across ReAct’s nodes in Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America, we work with communities, organizations, health care professionals, policymakers and partners to address antibiotic resistance. We are now looking forward to bringing the Asia Pacific community together in Jakarta for the ReAct Asia Pacific Regional AMR Conference 2026.

We look forward to your abstracts!

07/09/2026

Join our webinar 15 September!

COMMUNITY PRIORITIES MUST TRANSLATE INTO POLITICAL ACTION

📌 Join us on 15 September 2026 for the webinar "From People to Leaders: Translating Community Priorities into Political Commitments", convened by ReAct in partnership with the AMR Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform

📌 Together with community representatives, policymakers, international organizations and AMR stakeholders, we'll discuss how community priorities can shape commitments and action ahead of the 5th High-Level Ministerial Meeting on AMR in Abuja.

📅 15 September 2026

🕑 14.00-15.30 CEST

🔗 Register now 👇

https://www.reactgroup.org/news-and-views/news-and-opinions/year-2026/from-people-to-leaders-bridging-community-priorities-and-global-action-ahead-of-abuja-2026/

04/09/2026

The period between the 2024 United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on and the 2029 review of its Political Declaration offers an important opportunity to assess progress and strengthen regional collaboration. The Asia-Pacific region is well placed to help shape the next phase of the global AMR response.

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.

Against this backdrop, the upcoming ReAct Asia Pacific Regional AMR Conference in November provides an important space to bring perspectives together, share experiences and strengthen regional collaboration.

This is one of many engagements taking place across ReAct’s four regional nodes: Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America.

Learn more about the conference > https://www.reactgroup.org/news-and-views/news-and-opinions/year-2026/react-asia-pacific-regional-amr-conference-in-november/

01/09/2026

What can you find in the ReAct Toolbox?

There are 6 sections👇🏿

- Understand
- Raise awareness
- Measure
- Rational use
- Prevent infection
- Policy
👉🏾 And over 500 recourses about !

Visit the ReAct Toolbox here https://www.reactgroup.org/toolbox/

19/08/2026

🌍 Curious about ReAct’s work?

Our 2025 Impact Report highlights some ReAct’s efforts to advance awareness, collaboration, and policy action on antimicrobial resistance around the world.

A few highlights from 2025:

🇮🇳 India: Raised awareness of antibiotic resistance through women-led community groups in Delhi.
🇺🇦 Ukraine: Reached around 2,000 healthcare professionals with online infection prevention training.
🇿🇲 Zambia: Supported the creation of Zambia’s first Parliamentary Caucus on AMR.
🇧🇴 Bolivia: Worked with community networks and policymakers to support early discussions on nation

These examples show what is possible when communities, experts, and decision-makers work together.

2025 also marked 20 years of ReAct working for a world free from untreatable infections. ❤️

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributes to this work. Together, we can make a difference.

📖 Read the full report:https://www.reactgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/ReAct_Impact_Report_ReAct_2025_Final.pdf

06/08/2026

Many infections are treated with :

Bacterial pneumonia
Bloodstream infections
Intra-abdominal infections
Urinary tract infections
Typhoid fever
Skin infections
Meningitis
Tuberculosis
Severe diarrhea
Cardiac infections
Bone and joint infections
Gonorrhea
Streptococcal sore throat
Lyme disease
Chlamydia
and many more....

This in turn also make antibiotics crucial for conditions or situation where you are especially vulnerable to infections such as at childbirth, cancer treatment, surgery, organ transplantation.

We need to act on now, for a world free from untreatable infections. ReAct Latinoamérica ReAct Africa

04/08/2026

Who needs antibiotics? At some point, we all do. 👩🏾👶🏽🧓🏿

But antibiotics are losing their effectiveness as continues to rise. In hospitals and communities around the world, infections that were once easy to treat are becoming increasingly difficult, and sometimes impossible, to cure.

The good news? We all have a role to play. By using antibiotics only when needed and exactly as prescribed, we can help protect these life-saving medicines for everyone, including ourselves and for future generations. 💙 ReAct Latinoamérica ReAct Africa

21/07/2026

08/07/2026

Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest health challenges of our time. Addressing it requires collaboration across science, policy, and communities.

At ReAct, our four nodes work together to bridge science, policy, and people-centred action - supporting pragmatic solutions that strengthen access to effective antibiotics for everyone, everywhere.

Next week, ReAct Africa will host the ReAct Africa Annual AMR Conference, bringing together stakeholders from across sectors to strengthen collective action on AMR across the continent.

This year’s theme:

Africa Leading the Way to Institutionalising Pragmatic, People-Centred AMR Solutions from Grassroots to Regional Level

Ahead of the conference, we revisit the film Defending Our Health: Unravelling Antimicrobial Resistance. The film highlights a community collaboration with women in Matero, Lusaka, Zambia, and the vital role of grassroots voices in addressing AMR.

03/07/2026

URVEY RESULTS & WEBINAR
From People to Leaders:
Why communities must shape the future of AMR governance

Ahead of Abuja (even though the meeting has been postponed), a global survey and webinar from ReAct underline a clear message: communities want financing, accountability, and a meaningful role in AMR decision-making.

With input from over 100 respondents from 33 countries, the findings highlight key priorities:
- stronger accountability
- dedicated financing
- moving beyond consultation to real community leadership in AMR governance

The need for inclusive, community-driven AMR governance doesn’t shift with meeting dates.

Read full article and access presentation of the survey and look at the webinar: 👇
https://www.reactgroup.org/news-and-views/news-and-opinions/year-2026/from-people-to-leaders-why-communities-must-shape-the-future-of-amr-governance/