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mpox Credit CDC Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regnery, Hannah Bullock

WHO declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern

The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday declared the mpox outbreak in parts of Africa a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC).

15 Aug 2024

Credit: Stefano Catalano Caption: “Make Lake Guiers canoeable again”. Near Mbane, Senegal, an area heavily affected by schistosomiasis disease after major infrastructure development and land-use changes at the beginning of the 90s.

RSTMH and CIFF announce three-year partnership

We are excited to announce today a three-year partnership with the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) which will strengthen the skills, networks and careers of at least 75 early career researchers working in the area of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD’s) across Africa.

13 Jun 2024

Student Essay Prize Winner 2023 announced

We are excited to announce the winner of our 2023 Student Essay Prize, now in its fifth year. The essay topic for this year was "What is the most important emerging challenge for global health over the next 5 years and how could this be overcome?" We wanted to hear a personal perspective on the theme.

29 May 2024

Credit: RTI International, ENVISION project, Nepal   Caption: Taken during Trachoma Surveillance Survey in Baitadi district of Nepal, 2017. Pictured are Narendra Sharma (grader performing the survey) and Rama Chettri, 8 years of age.

RSTMH and Tropical Data to start publications partnership

The RSTMH journal International Health will be publishing an editorial that looks at the history of Tropical Data, a consortium of partners that helps countries carry out surveys as they work towards eliminating trachoma, as part of a new partnership.

24 May 2024

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Transactions: Volume 118, Issue 8, August 2024

This month’s Editors Choice article is on the high burden of noma in the Gambella region of Ethiopia. Other articles include the first insight into Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates in the lower northern region in Thailand, and a look at how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the activities of the Schistosomiasis Control Program in Brazil.

16 Aug 2024

RSTMH West Africa meetings: Photo gallery

At the end of last month, we were in Nigeria for the RSTMH Regional Meeting 2024 - West Africa and RSTMH Research in Progress West Africa, as well as our Early Career Grant Awardee workshop. We have compiled a selection of some of these photos into a gallery, which can be found below.

12 Aug 2024

RSTMH Regional Meeting West Africa: Panel discussions

RSTMH Chief Executive Tamar Ghosh summarises a recent visit to Nigeria, where we hosted our first Regional Meeting 2024 - West Africa. Within this blog, she shares some of the discussions that took place throughout the day.

12 Aug 2024

International Health: Volume 16, Issue 4, July 2024

International Health is an Open Access journal that aims to stimulate scientific and policy debate and provide a forum for analysis and opinion sharing for individuals and organisations engaged in all areas of global heath.

This month’s Editor’s Choice article is an article looking at the individual- and community-level women's empowerment and utilization of maternity care services in Afghanistan.

24 Jul 2024

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