ReAct’s Otto Cars Receives the 2010 APUA Leadership Award
The Alliance for the Prudent Use of antibiotics (APUA) is presenting its leadership award to Prof. Otto Cars, founding Director of ReAct, for his “outstanding leadership in the worldwide effort to contain antibiotic resistance”.
“Otto Cars has provided outstanding leadership in the worldwide effort to contain antibiotic resistance”, said APUA President Stuart B. Levy when announcing the honor in conjunction with the annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in Boston. “His energetic commitment to fostering international political action on the global aspects and consequences of antibacterial resistance continues to make an important difference, and we are delighted to recognize his vital work.”
Otto Cars, Professor of Infectious Diseases at Uppsala University and founding Director of ReAct, has worked assiduously with antibiotic resistance (ABR) issues. In 1995, he was instrumental in laying the foundation for Strama, the Swedish Strategic Programme against ABR, which he still heads. On the international level, with a special focus on ABR in low-and middle income countries, he works with ReAct – Action on Antibiotic Resistance. Prof. Cars held the position as director of ReAct from the inception in 2004 up to and including 2009, when he was appointed chairman of the ReAct secretariat.
“Otto Cars has played a pivotal role in driving the ABR-issue, placing it on the political agenda, initiating action on ABR at multiple levels of society”, says current ReAct director Andreas Heddini. “It is with great pride that ReAct note this prestigious recognition.”
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