The first-ever International Snakebite Awareness Day Global coalition of health organisations announces first-ever International Snakebite Awareness Day Today – 19 September – a coalition of organisations working on global health and tropical medicine around the world, including the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, is announcing the first-ever International Snakebite Awareness Day. 19 Sep 2018
World Mosquito Day and Sir Ronald Ross World Mosquito Day, observed annually on 20 August, is a commemoration of British doctor Sir Ronald Ross's discovery in 1897 that female mosquitoes transmit malaria between humans. 17 Aug 2018
Professor David Molyneux announced as Editor-in-Chief of International Health The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) has announced Professor David Molyneux, Emeritus Professor and Senior Professorial Fellow and neglected tropical diseases lead at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, as the Editor-in-Chief of our journal, International Health. 14 Aug 2018
Exclusive use of our office space for RSTMH members We are now offering our meeting and office facilities for our members and partners to use. As a charity, we are making these available to our friends for a suggested donation. 06 Aug 2018
RSTMH announces small grant awardees 2018 We can finally announce our small grant awardees for this year. It’s such a great feeling to award funding to worthy research projects, especially knowing that many of the awardees would not have been able to find grants of a similar size and scope anywhere else. 09 Jul 2018
Increase in impact factor for both RSTMH journals With the latest impact factors having just been released, we’re delighted to announce that both our journals increased their impact factor from last year. 06 Jul 2018
Submit your photos to the Beat NTDs photo contest Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs) are a group of treatable and preventable diseases that continue to affect over 1.5 billion of the world's most impoverished, marginalised people living in remote communities. Despite their prevalence, they get little attention or coverage. 31 May 2018
Global healthcare access and quality improved from 2000-2016 Healthcare access and quality improved globally from 2000-2016 due in part to large gains seen in many low and middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, according to the latest data from the Global Burden of Disease study published in The Lancet. 23 May 2018
Preventive use of common antibiotic reduces child mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa Treating young children in Sub-Saharan Africa with azithromycin, a safe, inexpensive, and widely used antibiotic, significantly reduced deaths of children under five in a large randomised trial led by scientists at UC San Francisco. 26 Apr 2018
Submit your photos to Photovoice at HSR2018 The Global Symposium on Health Systems Research invites you to submit Photovoice applications. RSTMH is proud to be sponsoring the Photovoice exhibit. Successful Photovoice submissions will be displayed in a photographic exhibition and discussion forum during the HSR2018 symposium in Liverpool, UK which will take place from 8 -12 October, 2018. 18 Apr 2018
New bed net coated with an insecticide and a long-lasting chemical helps reduce malaria prevalence Bed nets have been highly effective in protecting against malaria, but recent increase in insecticide resistance means new approaches are needed. 12 Apr 2018
RSTMH announces Dr Adrian Hopkins MBE as Chair of Scientific Committee of 2019 European Congress The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) is pleased to announce Dr Adrian Hopkins MBE as the Chair of the Scientific Committee of the 11th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH). 11 Apr 2018
International Health: Volume 16, Issue 4, July 2024 International Health is an Open Access journal that aims to stimulate scientific and policy debate and provide a forum for analysis and opinion sharing for individuals and organisations engaged in all areas of global heath. This month’s Editor’s Choice article is an article looking at the individual- and community-level women's empowerment and utilization of maternity care services in Afghanistan. 24 Jul 2024
Transactions: Volume 118, Issue 7, July 2024 The Editors Choice from this month is an article on COVID-19 mortality in 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy survivors and its implications for chemically exposed populations. 10 Jul 2024
World Dengue Day: Article Collection Saturday 15 June is World Dengue Day. Dengue is a viral infection transmitted from mosquitoes to humans that infects an estimated 400 million people each year. As there is no specific treatment for dengue, early detection and access to proper medical care greatly lowers the fatality rate of the disease. Raising awareness of the disease is critical in preventing dengue and reducing the global burden. 14 Jun 2024