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Meningitis epidemics often strike in overcrowded conditions, such as refugee camps.

WHO launches roadmap to defeat meningitis by 2030

Today, in Geneva, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization and partners launched “Defeating Meningitis by 2030: A Global Roadmap”.

28 Sep 2021

RSTMH launches new online Members Area

The Members Area is an online space where RSTMH members can go for bespoke content and resources related to the field of tropical medicine and global health.

14 Sep 2021

RSTMH announces three-year partnership with Wellcome Trust

Wellcome is the first partner to have agreed to support our Small Grants Programme over a period of several years.

06 Jul 2021

Impact factor announcement for RSTMH journals

RSTMH is delighted to announce increases in the impact factors for both our journals.

30 Jun 2021

WHO declares China malaria-free

Today, following a 70-year effort, China has been awarded a malaria-free certification from WHO.

30 Jun 2021

Vaccine storage warehouse, Kinkole commune, Kinshasa, DRC. Photo credit: UNICEF / Ray

COVID-19 surge across African continent, RSTMH statement

RSTMH is hugely concerned about the current devastating wave of COVID-19 that is sweeping across the African continent.

25 Jun 2021

International Health – call for papers

The International Health editorial team would like to highlight some areas of particular interest

23 Jun 2021

"Global Challenges in Health" – RSTMH and ECTMIH 2021 photo contest launches

Submit your images to the "Global Challenges in Health: Your stories from around the world" – a photo contest from RSTMH and ECTMIH 2021.

07 Jun 2021

Photo credit: Helen Keller International

RSTMH responds to cuts to UK Official Development Aid

RSTMH is deeply concerned to learn of the UK government’s decision to significantly cut Official Development Assistance.

29 Apr 2021

World Health Day: building a fairer, healthier world

To mark World Health Day 2021, RSTMH is reaffirming its commitment to global vaccine equity.

06 Apr 2021

COVID-19: RSTMH signs up to WHO Vaccine Equity Declaration

RSTMH is proud to have signed up to the WHO Vaccine Equity Declaration in support of COVAX to equitably distribute COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and diagnostics globally.

05 Mar 2021

Professor Rosanna Peeling announced as RSTMH Honorary Fellow

We're thrilled to announce Professor Rosanna Peeling as our latest RSTMH Honorary Fellow.

04 Mar 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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WHO launches roadmap to defeat meningitis by 2030

RSTMH launches new online Members Area

RSTMH announces three-year partnership with Wellcome Trust

Impact factor announcement for RSTMH journals

WHO declares China malaria-free

COVID-19 surge across African continent, RSTMH statement

International Health – call for papers

"Global Challenges in Health" – RSTMH and ECTMIH 2021 photo contest launches

RSTMH responds to cuts to UK Official Development Aid

World Health Day: building a fairer, healthier world

COVID-19: RSTMH signs up to WHO Vaccine Equity Declaration

Professor Rosanna Peeling announced as RSTMH Honorary Fellow

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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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