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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

Trachoma and scabies research funding announced

We can now announce new funding for the RSTMH Early Career Grants Programme, with partners funding projects on trachoma and scabies.

15 Mar 2022

Student Essay Prize Winner announced

This year’s prize was on Universal Health Coverage in Sri Lanka

25 Feb 2022

Applications for 2022 grant programme now open

The RSTMH Early Career Grants Programme – formerly called the RSTMH Small Grants Programme – opened for applications today at 9am (GMT) 1 February 2022. The programme is still for those early in their research careers, and for whom the grants represent an exciting and important opportunity.

01 Feb 2022

In Memoriam: Malcolm Molyneux

We are so very sad to announce that our long-standing Fellow and former Trustee, Professor Malcolm Molyneux OBE FmedSci Dsc died last week.

26 Nov 2021

Janet Hemingway announced as RSTMH President, alongside Medals and Awards ceremony

Following RSTMH’s Annual General Meeting, which took place today in Liverpool, we are delighted to announce Professor Janet Hemingway as our new President.

07 Oct 2021

2021 President’s Fund awardees announced

At this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), our now Past President, Professor Gail Davey, announced the four awardees of the 2021 President’s Fund.

07 Oct 2021

RSTMH announces winner of "Global Challenges in Health" photo competition

Today, at the closing ceremony of ECTMIH 2021, RSTMH announced the winner of its photo competition in partnership with the Congress, entitled “Global Challenges in Health: Your stories from around the world”.

30 Sep 2021

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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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NIHR to fund 150 Early Career Grants

New Editor in Chief for Transactions

New International Health supplement published as part of first dissemination partnership

New Editor in Chief for International Health appointed

Report looks at vector-borne disease risk in Ukraine

Trachoma and scabies research funding announced

Student Essay Prize Winner announced

Applications for 2022 grant programme now open

In Memoriam: Malcolm Molyneux

Janet Hemingway announced as RSTMH President, alongside Medals and Awards ceremony

2021 President’s Fund awardees announced

RSTMH announces winner of "Global Challenges in Health" photo competition

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

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

World NTD Day: Early Career Grant Research into NTDs

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