The world needs science, and science needs women and girls In recognition of the women in our network and the amazing work they are doing, we interviewed Dr Cassandra Akinde, one of our Student Ambassadors. 11 Feb 2021
How we work with NGOs and the non-profit sector One of the goals of our five-year strategy is to work more closely with NGOs and non-profit organisations, to help disseminate their work, as well as share their learnings and experience. 05 Feb 2021
Noma: a preventable but neglected disease Patients with noma often remain invisible within their communities, the health systems that are supposed to serve them and the global health community. This invisibility leads to neglect. 04 Feb 2021
Flying during the COVID-19 pandemic What is the risk of getting infected with COVID-19 on an aircraft? 03 Feb 2021
World Leprosy Day: a glance at RSTMH small grants on leprosy World Leprosy Day is marked annually on 31 January. Leprosy is a bacterial infection caused by the slow-growing bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and mainly affects the nerves, skin, eyes, and lining of the nose. 27 Jan 2021
Eliminating human rabies deaths Rabies is devastating human disease that still kills tens of thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths occur in poor, rural communities of Asia and Africa and result from the inequalities that typify neglected diseases of poverty. 13 Jan 2021
How COVID-19 entered Africa and the Middle East The 15 February 2020 WHO COVID-19 Dashboard showed the earliest documented case in Egypt. 12 Jan 2021
Some glimmers of hope in a difficult year In what has been, for many of us, a very challenging 12 months, we wanted to share some highlights and thank yous as 2020 draws to a close. 19 Dec 2020
International Volunteers Day: thank you from the RSTMH team As we near International Volunteer Day on 5 December, I wanted to acknowledge the difficulties that so many of our volunteers have been facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic and celebrate their incredible efforts despite these challenges. 27 Nov 2020
WAAW: RSTMH small grants fund research to tackle AMR In 2020, we awarded 124 small grants to early career researchers, several of which focus on antimicrobial resistance. We asked three small grant awardees working in this space to talk about their research. 19 Nov 2020
It is the time to refocus on AMR Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), like almost everything else in the world over the last 10 months has been thrust into the shadows of COVID-19. Yet, it is still there, still increasing at an almost imperceptible rate. 13 Nov 2020
Fighting NTDs in Burundi Cross-sectoral collaboration and environmental control of transmission.. 02 Nov 2020
