RSTMH Annual Meeting 2025: AI in Global Health
All delegates will have access to abstract presentations, networking sessions, and plenary talks as part of a two-day programme on AI in Global Health.
- Learn from senior experts across global health, research, and policy on how AI is shaping the future of the field
- Hear from global experts on AI’s impact across health systems
- Join Q&As and interactive panel discussions
- Connect with peers and speakers in dedicated networking sessions
- Share your views to help shape RSTMH’s future priorities
This is an in-person event taking place at Coin Street, SE1, London UK.
Speakers confirmed so far include:
- Professor Olufemi O. Adewole, Professor/Consultant Physician and Pulmonologist, Obafemi Awolowo University
- Professor Olaoluwa Pheabian Akinwale, Nigerian Institute of Medical Research
- Professor Rifat Atun, Professor of Global Health Systems, Harvard
- Dr Buddha Basnyat, Chairman of the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Nepal
- Dr Danielle Belgrave, VP Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, GSK
- Dr Charles Cleland, ophthalmologist and clinical research fellow, International Centre for Eye Health, LSHTM
- Professor Gail Davey, Former RSTMH President
- Professor Nick Day, Transactions Editor in Chief
- Dr Luca Ferretti, Oxford Big Data
- Professor Margaret Gyapong, Professor of Applied Health Social Science and Global Health
- Professor John O. Gyapong, Secretary General, African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA)
- Dr Wendy Harrison, Chief Executive Officer, Unlimit Health
- Professor Sanjay Kinra, Professor in Clinical Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Honorary Consultant in Public Health at the Department of Health and Social Care
- Carleigh Krubiner, Bioethics Lead, Wellcome
- Professor Kathryn Maitland, Professor of Paediatric Tropical Infectious Diseases at the Faculty of Medicine and Director of the ICARE Centre at the Global Centre of Health Innovation, Imperial College, London
- Dr Rohit Malpani, Consultant on AI in health, AMR, and access to medicines
- Julia McDonnell, Director of Journal Product, Oxford University Press
- Dr Emily McMullen, Senior Research Fellow (visiting), King's College London
- Dr Stefanie Meredith, International Health Editor In Chief
- Dr Gita Khalili Moghaddam, Principal Investigator, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge
- Professor Chris Parry, Tropical Medicine at the Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, University of Oxford
- Jen PerkinsMSF AI Accelerator, Programme Manager
- Dr Bhargavi Rao, Strategic Lead for Research, Médecins Sans Frontières and Associate Professor in Humanitarian Health, LSHTM
- Dr Sarah Rafferty, International Stakeholder Engagement Lead, UK Office for National Statistics
- Professor Liam Smeeth, Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and Professor of Clinical Epidemiology
- Dr Divya Srivastava, Senior Lecturer, City St George's Univeristy of London
- Dr Hannah Taylor, UK Biobank
- Professor Louise Thwaites, Associate Professor, clinical researcher and member of the Emerging Infections group at OUCRU and Associate Professor in the Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health at the University of Oxford
- Dr Craig Tipple, Medical Director, DNDi
- Professor George M. Varghese, Professor and Head of Department of Infectious Diseases, CMC Vellore
- Dr Sian White, Erlha
- Dr Peiling Yap, Chief Scientist, HealthAI - The Global Agency for Responsible AI in Health
Tamar Ghosh, RSTMH CEO
Chair: Tamar Ghosh, RSTMH CEO
Keynote talks - Introducing AI in Global Health, concepts, applications, challenges and opportunities
- Professor Rifat Atun, Harvard University (Recording): AI in health systems: innovation, opportunities and risks
- Professor Sanjay Kinra, LSHTM: AI in Global Health – unpacking key terms and their applications
Chair: Professor Margaret Gyapong, RSTMH co-President
Talk - UK Biobank: a global resource for research
Dr Hannah Taylor, UK Biobank
Panel – The ethical and regulatory considerations of AI in Global Health
- Rohit Malpani, WHO
- Carleigh Krubiner, Wellcome Trust
- Dr Peiling Yap, Health AI
- Dr Sian White, Elhra
Lunch available
Chair: Sarah Rafferty, RSTMH Vice President
Panel – Impact of AI on Universities and Research Groups
- Professor Liam Smeeth CBE, LSHTM
- Professor Johnny Gyapong, African Research Universities Alliance
- Dr Buddha Basnyat, OUCRU Nepal
- Professor Olaoluwa Pheabian Akinwale, Nigerian Institute for Medical Sciences
Panel – The use of AI in research and development for Global Health
- Dr Gita Moghaddam, University of Cambridge
- Dr Craig Tipple,DNDi
- Danielle Belgrave, GSK
(Members and Fellows only)
Tamar Ghosh, RSTMH CEO
Chair: Professor Chris Parry, Senior Clinical Lecturer at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Announcement - RSTMH Special Collection on AI in Global Health
- Professor Nick Day, Transactions Editor-in Chief
- Dr Rohit Malpani,WHO
- Thomas Pinfield, RSTMH Managing Editor
- Dr Stefanie Meredith, International Health EIC
Impact of AI on Scientific Publishing
- Julia McDonnell, Oxford University Press
Abstract presentations
- Halimat Olaniyan
- Dr Ida Viktoria Kolte
Chair: Professor Kathryn Maitland, Professor of Paediatric Tropical Infectious Diseases at the Faculty of Medicine and Director of the ICARE Centre at the Global Centre of Health Innovation, Imperial College, London
Panel – Impact of AI on healthcare delivery in hospitals, in rural communities and humanitarian settings
- Professor Olufemi O. Adewole, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital
- Professor Louise Thwaites, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health
- Jen Perkins, MSF
- Professor Sanjay Kinra, LSHTM
Talk – Precision infectious disease epidemiology from Big Data and AI
- Luca Ferretti, Oxford Big Data Institute
Abstract presentations
- Michele Nguyen
- Victor Femi-Lawal
Talks - Case Studies of AI being used in prevention and treatment programmes across the world
Artificial Intelligence–Enhanced Wearables in Patient Monitoring in acute tetanus
- Louise Thwaites, OUCRU
AI-assisted diabetic retinopathy screening in Tanzania
- Dr Charles Cleland, LSHTM
Malaria Anticipation Project (MAP): Development of a predictive early warning system for anticipatory action in MSF
Dr Bhargavi Rao, MSF
Panel - reflections on the meeting and RSTMH’s role in AI for Global Health
Chair: Dr Wendy Harrison
- Dr Divya Srivastava, City St George’s, University of London
- Dr Emily McMullen, Kings College
- Professor George Varghese, CMC Vellore
Sponsor or Exhibit at the Annual Meeting
We welcome organisations interested in showcasing their work, services, or products to an engaged global health audience. Whether you're looking to build awareness, connect with professionals across academia, industry, and policy, or support cutting-edge conversations in tropical medicine and global health, we have packages available for digital sponsors and exhibitors.
All confirmed sponsors and exhibitors will be promoted across RSTMH platforms in the run-up to the event and featured in the digital and printed conference programmes. If you have any questions or would like to discuss bespoke opportunities, please contact tamar.ghosh@rstmh.org.
Visa Information
Please be aware it is your own responsibility to apply for a visa. RSTMH is delighted to write supporting visa letters for members and Fellows who have registered to attend the Annual Meeting. Letters will only be sent when full payment is received. Please contact sarah.stickland@rstmh.org with any questions.
The UK government website is the most up to date location for visa information, so please double check their page before finalising your travel arrangements.
