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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

NIHR to fund 150 Early Career Grants

The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the research function of the UK Department of Health and Social Care, will fund, using UK aid, around 150 Early Career Grants in 2022.

06 May 2022

New Editor in Chief for Transactions

Professor Nick Day has been appointed to the role of Editor in Chief of Transactions, as Professor Sir Brian Greenwood steps down after four years in the role.

08 Apr 2022

New International Health supplement published as part of first dissemination partnership

Today, on World Health Day, we are publishing a new International Health supplement on advancing eye health, developed as part of a dissemination partnership with international charity Sightsavers.

07 Apr 2022

New Editor in Chief for International Health appointed

Dr Stefanie Meredith has been appointed Editor in Chief of RSTMH journal International Health, as David Molyneux steps down following four years at its helm.

28 Mar 2022

Report looks at vector-borne disease risk in Ukraine

A situation report from Global Vector Hub has revealed the vector-born disease risk in Ukraine, which includes a moderate risk of Lyme borreliosis (LB) and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE).

17 Mar 2022

Blogs

Round-up: 2023 Early Career Grants Programme applications

Adheem Malik, RSTMH Grants Manager, provides a breakdown of the applications to this year's Early Career Grants programme - another record breaking year for applications.

02 Jun 2023

Transactions: Volume 117, Issue 5, May 2023

04 May 2023

Tamar Ghosh: Strengthening our networks in India

Earlier this month, RSTMH Chief Executive Tamar Ghosh returned to India to continue the society’s work in strengthening networks and connections with individuals and institutions across the country. In this blog, she outlines the conversations and meetings that took place, as well as the MOUs that were signed – an exciting development for RSTMH.

24 Apr 2023

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