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Credit: LEPRA Society Bihar Operations (India) Caption: Self-care - We care. Self-care is very important to take care of disability caused by Leprosy and LF. Creation of self-support group at village level has innovated in LEPRA project in Bihar. More than 80% Self-support Groups are practising regularly.

Call for papers: Mental health, stigma and Neglected Tropical Diseases supplement

We are seeking submissions for a supplement, to be published in International Health, which aims to bring together research on mental health, stigma and neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) to help facilitate translation of learning to practice and policy uptake.

30 Jan 2023

Credit: Michelle Stanton Caption: Lake Albert, Uganda during a schistosomiasis survey. Snails were sampled in the lake. All 30 children surveyed in the nearby school tested positive for schistosomiasis despite regular treatment with praziquantel.

Neglected Tropical Diseases: RSTMH photo competition

To mark World NTD Day, taking place on 30 January 2023, we are running a photo competition to highlight neglected tropical diseases. The competition is an opportunity to showcase the people, communities, activities, successes and challenges of working with neglected tropical diseases.

16 Jan 2023

In Memoriam: Professor Sir Eldryd Parry

We at RSTMH were saddened to learn of the death of Professor Sir Eldryd Parry, Honorary Fellow of RSTMH.

02 Dec 2022

2022 Student Essay prize now open

The 2022 Student Essay compeittion is now open for submissions on the theme of 'health and conflict'.

02 Dec 2022

RSTMH Medals and Awards winners 2022

RSTMH has announced the winners of the 2022 Medals and Awards programme at the RSTMH Annual Meeting which was held in Liverpool on 10 – 11 October 2022.

14 Oct 2022

Simon Bush announced as RSTMH President

Simon Bush has taken on his role as President of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene at the RSTMH Annual General Meeting, held us part of RSTMH’s Annual Meeting which took place this week.

13 Oct 2022

Caption: Suraju Dayyabu an ophthalmic nurse teaching locals of Tungar Jidde community health education particularly the importance of face and hands washing for prevention of eye infections.

International Health supplement on Ascend Programme published as part of Sightsavers dissemination partnership

Today we have published a new research supplement in our journal International Health providing updates on the Ascend Programme, in partnership with Sightsavers.

21 Sep 2022

Tribute to RSTMH Patron Her Majesty The Queen

We at the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene are incredibly saddened to learn of the death of Her Majesty The Queen this evening.

08 Sep 2022

RSTMH journals see impact factors increase

RSTMH is delighted to announce increases to the impact factors for both of our journals.

01 Jul 2022

Lord Trees at the House of Lords reception

Lord Trees and Baroness Sugg call to end Neglected Tropical Diseases with UK Coalition at Westminster event

Last week (8 June) the Coalition against Neglected Tropical Diseases together with the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases co-hosted a Parliamentary reception in the House of Lords entitled Ending the Neglect: Celebrating the UK’s role in beating NTDs.

16 Jun 2022

20 grants to be awarded as part of Hamish Ogston Foundation Platinum Jubilee Grants for early career health professionals

RSTMH is delighted to announce its partnership with the Hamish Ogston Foundation and the funding of 20 grants of £5,000 each, for early career health professionals wishing to embark upon a scientific project in Tropical Medicine and Global Health.

07 Jun 2022

RSTMH Medals and Awards open for nominations

We have extended the deadline for our RSTMH Medals and Awards 2022 to 17:00 BST, 15 July 2022.

06 May 2022

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Credit: Professor Gail Davey. Caption: Rwandan podoconiosis patients learning self-care for their legs

Professor Gail Davey: ‘Act now. Act together. Invest in tackling neglected tropical diseases for health equity and social justice’

For World NTD Day, Professor Gail Davey, Trustee and Past President of RSTMH and a medical epidemiologist specialising in skin-related Neglected Tropical Diseases at Brighton and Sussex Medical School, looks at why it is crucial that we act now and together to end NTDs and says that NTD programmes can no longer be considered in isolation from endemic country health systems.

30 Jan 2023

Credit: Bate Eyong Caption: Blood samples collected as part of community survey to determine the prevalence of lymphatic filariasis in the northwest region of Cameroon.

Professor David Mabey: Progress has been made against NTDs but the battle is far from over

Professor David Mabey, Past President and Trustee of RSTMH and Chair of the Scientific and Technical Advisory Group of the WHO Department of NTDs, looks at what progress has been made in the fight against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and says that now is the time for us all to act, act together and invest in NTDs.

30 Jan 2023

Finding trachoma Credit: Kramoko Bamba / Sightsavers Caption "In Amédékro, Ivory Coast, Children wait in an orderly queue for Dr Sarr Boubacar to screen them for trachoma. He checks the eyes of all of the children for evidence of this potentially blinding neglected tropical disease, which typically affects people in remote or poor areas. During this activity, almost 2000 children were screened and those with trachoma were given medication to treat the infection. Importantly, he also trained others in the

World NTD Day: Early Career Grant Research into NTDs

World NTD Day is taking place today on 30 January. To mark this year, we spoke to a number of our Early Career Grant awardees about why they chose to focus on NTDs in their Early Career Grant research, and what this year’s theme of ‘Act now. Act together. Invest in NTDs’ means to them.

30 Jan 2023

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Call for papers: Mental health, stigma and Neglected Tropical Diseases supplement

Neglected Tropical Diseases: RSTMH photo competition

In Memoriam: Professor Sir Eldryd Parry

2022 Student Essay prize now open

RSTMH Medals and Awards winners 2022

Simon Bush announced as RSTMH President

International Health supplement on Ascend Programme published as part of Sightsavers dissemination partnership

Tribute to RSTMH Patron Her Majesty The Queen

RSTMH journals see impact factors increase

Lord Trees and Baroness Sugg call to end Neglected Tropical Diseases with UK Coalition at Westminster event

20 grants to be awarded as part of Hamish Ogston Foundation Platinum Jubilee Grants for early career health professionals

RSTMH Medals and Awards open for nominations

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