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

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.

Today, a World Health Organization (WHO) Task Team on Climate Change, NTDs and Malaria, under the guidance of Dr. Socé Fall and with support from the global health philanthropy Reaching the Last Mile, has launched the findings of  a major scoping review on the current state of knowledge on the actual and potential impacts of human-induced changes to climate patterns on diseases including malaria, dengue, lymphatic filariasis and leishmaniasis.

Last week we received a letter from Buckingham Palace, confirming that His Majesty King Charles III was continuing our Royal Patronage and taking up the Patronage of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. This announcement marks the one-year anniversary of His Majestys’ Coronation.  

The 2024 RSTMH Early Career Grants Programme is now open for applications. The Programme provides more than 200 grants every year to those early in their careers to carry out their first piece of research into tropical medicine or global health.