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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

In memoriam: Professor Tsutomu Takeuchi

It is with great sadness that I share the news of the death on 20 March 2018 of Professor Tsutomu Takeuchi – physician, parasitologist and Professor Emeritus at Keio University.

10 Apr 2018

Mosquito-killing drug shows effect for a month, offering possible new tool for malaria elimination

Adding ‘repurposed’ antiparasitic drug to community-wide campaigns with antimalarial treatment could boost impact by up to 61%. A drug commonly used to treat parasitic diseases reveals further potential as a new tool for malaria control.

28 Mar 2018

Professor Sir Brian Greenwood announced as Editor-in-Chief of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene’s journal, Transactions

The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) has announced Professor Sir Brian Greenwood, Manson Professor of Clinical Tropical Medicine at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, as the Editor-in-Chief of our journal, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene.

06 Mar 2018

WHO strategy to eradicate yaws should be revised to achieve elimination, study suggests

First evidence of antibiotic resistance in yaws bacteria highlights need for robust vigilance and improved laboratory surveillance.

08 Feb 2018

The Lancet Infectious Diseases: Rapid spread of multidrug-resistant malaria in southeast Asia demands urgent action

Genetic surveillance should be incorporated into malaria control programmes to improve treatment and reduce risk of drug-resistant major outbreaks. The current spread of multidrug-resistant malaria in southeast Asia is likely to be the result of two mutations combining in 2008, according to a retrospective genetic study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.

02 Feb 2018

RSTMH announces call for applications for the Robert Cochrane Fund for Leprosy

To mark World Leprosy Day, we are opening a call for applications for the remaining £1,000 of the Robert Cochrane Fund for Leprosy. The funding is to be awarded to further research in the field of leprosy and in honour of Robert Cochrane, the eminent leprologist.

30 Jan 2018

RSTMH announces exciting changes to travel scholarships and small grants

This new year brings a lot of exciting developments for the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Among many things, as part of our new strategy, we have made some changes to how our travel scholarships and small grants will be awarded.

08 Jan 2018

Professor Mike Service (1933-2017)

It is with great sadness that the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene announces the death of Professor Mike Service, who has passed away aged 84.

12 Dec 2017

The Soulsby Foundation travelling fellowships: apply for up to £20,000 funding

The Soulsby Foundation is offering travel fellowships to medical or veterinary graduates who propose an impactful project within the international field of One Health’.

02 Nov 2017

Blogs

ICTMM: This year’s event and looking ahead to 2028

In this blog, Tamar Ghosh, RSTMH Chief Executive, shares her experiences at the 21st International Congress on Tropical medicine and Malaria (ICTMM), held in Malaysia last month. She also shares some exciting news about the location of the 2028 event.

08 Oct 2024

RSTMH Presidents' Fund winners announced

The winners of this year’s Presidents' Fund, which supports potential RSTMH members and Fellows from low- and low-middle income countries by paying awardees’ annual membership subscription for three years, have been announced.

07 Oct 2024

Although dogs in rural Africa are often free-roaming, most are owned and accessible for vaccination. Photo Felix Lankester

World Rabies Day 2024: Article collection

World Rabies Day is taking place on 28 September. The day marks the anniversary of Louis Pasteur's death, the French chemist and microbiologist, who developed the first rabies vaccine. It is celebrated annually to raise awareness about rabies prevention and to highlight progress in defeating this horrifying disease.

28 Sep 2024

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