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
Health impacts of climate change already felt today, says Lancet report Climate change is already having an impact on health, impacting on labour productivity, the spread of infectious disease and exposure to air pollution and heatwaves, and affecting countries worldwide, according to the first report of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change. 31 Oct 2017
Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene to host ECTMIH 2019 in Liverpool As the 10th ECTMIH in Antwerp closes, the RSTMH announces it will host the 11th ECTMIH in 2019, on behalf of the FESTMIH, in Liverpool, UK. 25 Oct 2017
New access to old datasets provides huge potential in fight against malaria In a letter published by Nature this month, Snow et al have contributed significant insight into the multifaceted interactions affecting malaria transmission rates on the African continent over the past 115 years. 23 Oct 2017
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