Advocacy: ReAct

Background

ReAct was initiated with the goal to be a global catalyst, advocating and stimulating global engagement on AMR by collaborating with a broad range of organisations, individuals and stakeholders.

It is set up as a network of five regional offices (‘nodes’) located in Ecuador (Latin America), India (Asia Pacific), Zambia (Africa), the US (North America) and Sweden (Europe). Each node is hosted by an institution such as a civil society organisation or a university that assists with most legal, economic and HR issues.

How does ReAct support communication?

ReAct shares and generates knowledge on AMR, including the compilation of scientific evidence, collecting in-country experiences and best practice methodology. More information can be found on its website [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] and in its toolbox (see Section 1.2).

ReAct acts as a knowledge repository and resource centre, providing tools to help different types of stakeholder to:

• understand key AMR concepts
• collect and analyse AMR and AMU data
• present and communicate information and data.

ReAct Africa holds an annual conference (ReAct, 2019; see Activity 3) that brings together key people from multiple countries to share experiences and best practices, but also the obstacles and failures, to support each other.

ReAct is an independent network and has built a reputation for scientific credibility and lack of bias. This means that stakeholders are more likely to trust its information, as it is not influenced by industry or governments.