ReAct - Action on Antibiotic Resistance

29/01/2026

ReAct is happy to have participated at the EU-JAMRAI Annual Meeting in Vienna 🇦🇹 “Building a One Health world to reduce Antimicrobial Resistance”

ReAct Europe Director Anna Karin Sjöblom delivered a keynote. Her talk, “Beyond plans and promises, how to make action on antibiotic resistance really happen?”, shared examples from ReAct’s global work and highlighted what it takes to move from science to policy to action: participatory, bottom-up approaches, re-contextualization, capacity building, strong infrastructure, and sustained political will.

It’s inspiring to see how EU-JAMRAI focuses on responsibility and implementation at country level, bringing together multidisciplinary teams and practical approaches. With knowledge, tools, and funding in place, Europe can and should - reverse the rising mortality from resistant bacteria and protect antibiotic effectiveness for future generations.

While EU-JAMRAI is key for joint action in Europe, the region must also lead by example, contribute to the global efforts and engage with countries where the AMR burden is high but resources are very limited.

ReAct is ready to join forces and support this vital work.

26/01/2026

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23/01/2026

Yesterday, ReAct had the honor to join the Gates Foundation Nordic Goalkeepers event in Stockholm, Sweden. One message echoed throughout the evening: “We can’t stop at ALMOST.”

Sweden’s Minister of Social Affairs, Jakob Forssmed, focused his speech on antibiotic resistance. He shared:

One week after becoming Health Minister of Sweden, I met Otto Cars from ReAct - Action on Antibiotic Resistance. Then it became clear to me: once you understand antibiotic resistance, you can never UN-understand it. Globally, we are not doing enough to address this challenge. Bacteria knows no borders, and global action is essential. At some point, this becomes personal. We all will know someone affected by resistant bacteria. We want a world where medicine still works - and where hope still lives.

Bill Gates later said that Sweden and the Nordic countries are setting the bar for global health leadership.

ReAct welcomes the announced SEK 550 million investment by the Gates Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation, and Wellcome Trust in new antibiotic research targeting gram-negative bacteria - and hope it signals the start of a sustained, long-term commitment.

We were also reminded of the power of community engagement through a powerful story from Margret Odera, an HIV survivor - proof that persistence, care, and local action save lives.

We can’t stop at ALMOST.
Challenges can be overcome.
Change can happen.

21/01/2026

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19/01/2026

🌍 Stronger action on antibiotic resistance in 2026!

ReAct is focusing on 6 key areas to protect antibiotics and safeguard global health:

➡The Road to Abuja – stronger governance
➡ Putting communities at the heart of One Health
➡ Strengthening youth leadership
➡ Empowering learning and responsible use
➡ Supporting countries in conflict, crises and fragility
➡ Innovation that puts public health first

Collaboration, community engagement, and innovation are at the heart of these priorities - because protecting antibiotics means protecting everyone.

🔗 Learn more: ReAct – Six Focus Areas https://www.reactgroup.org/news-and-views/news-and-opinions/year-2025/react-2026-six-focus-areas/

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16/01/2026

Thank YOU for celebrating 20 years of ReAct with us in 2025! 🙏 💞

🌏 🌎 🌍 Together with partners, researchers, policymakers, civil society & communities worldwide we’ve driven action and change - to safeguard effective antibiotics for all.

The challenge remains urgent and our commitment continues. We look forward to continuing this work together - for a world free from untreatable infections.

Visit ReAct 20 years > https://www.reactgroup.org/react-20-year ReAct Latinoamérica Africa

12/01/2026

(AMR) threatens to undo decades of progress in treating infectious diseases. To reinforce the regional and global response to AMR, World Health Organization (Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office) and ReAct - Action on Antibiotic Resistance have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will:

🔵support AMR national action plans
🔵strengthen AMR governance and multisectoral coordination
🔵promote antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control in health facilities
🔵advance awareness, behavioural change and risk communication and community engagement campaigns
🔵facilitate knowledge sharing, joint technical missions and regional policy dialogue
🔵advocate for equitable access to diagnostics, antimicrobials and capacity-building resources

Learn more: http://bit.ly/4sfcpld

12/01/2026

07/01/2026

🌟 As we begin 2026, we look back with gratitude on ReAct’s 20-year journey - from a few contacts to a global movement advancing action on antibiotic resistance and connecting researchers, policymakers and communities worldwide.

🙏 Last year, 20 voices from across ReAct's network shared reflections on collaborations that shaped careers, regions, and ReAct’s whole-of-society approach to antibiotic resistance - working together toward a world free from untreatable infections.

Warmest thank you to everyone who shared their voices and helped build this movement - we would not have been the same without you❣️
Looking forward to the next 20 years! ↗️

Read 20 voices about ReAct 20 years of action on antibiotic resistance ⬇️

https://www.reactgroup.org/react-20-years/20-voices-from-20-years-of-global-partnerships/

31/12/2025

As 2025 is coming to an end, ReAct looks ahead to 2026 by outlining 6 focus areas for ReAct that sharpen long-standing priorities in a changing global AMR landscape.

Building on two decades of work, these focus areas point to where sustained effort is most needed - and where ReAct can contribute the most - from governance and stewardship to community engagement, youth leadership, and action in fragile settings. ReAct Latinoamérica Africa

📖 Read more here: https://www.reactgroup.org/news-and-views/news-and-opinions/year-2025/react-2026-six-focus-areas/

30/12/2025

🥳 Celebrating - and 20 years action on antibiotic resistance is coming to an end shortly.

🌏 🌎 🌍 For 20 years ReAct has bridged science to policy and work with communities - to catalyze global action on antibiotic resistance.

❤️ We would not have been the same without YOU ❣️
❤️ Our partners, allies and champions.
🙏 We are deeply grateful for your support. 🙏

🎉 We look forward to continued collaboration in the years to come!

29/12/2025

⭐ As ReAct marks 20 years of global action on antibiotic resistance, we’re highlighting the people who have been at the heart of the movement from the very beginning.

Meet Elisabeth Lindström, ReAct Europe. Joining ReAct in 2005 as the organization’s third staff member, Elisabeth has been part of building the network from the ground up and is now marking an extraordinary 20-year journey with ReAct.

In this interview, she reflects on what inspired her to help shape a global organization from its earliest days, the challenges and rewards of seeing ReAct grow across continents, and the passion, respect, and shared purpose that define the ReAct team.

Read her reflections on commitment, collaboration, and what it means to work for change over two decades. 👇