Student Essay Prize “COVID-19 in an inequitable world”: winners announced This year’s prize focused on the current coronavirus pandemic, with the theme being “COVID-19 in an inequitable world”. 19 Feb 2021
RSTMH and Sightsavers announce three-year partnership to highlight research and progress on tackling NTDs RSTMH is delighted to announce a new three-year partnership with Sightsavers. 05 Feb 2021
The COVID-19 situation in Ghana We've invited our Country Ambassadors to reflect on the COVID-19 response in their countries. Here we hear from our Country Ambassador in Ghana, Dr Yaw Asare Afrane. 02 Feb 2021
A landmark week for NTDs as WHO road map launches Today, as the World Health Organization’s NTD road map launches, a huge step towards eliminating neglected tropical diseases has been taken. 28 Jan 2021
Winner of "Explaining AMR: Student Poster Prize 2020" announced We can now announce the winner of the Explaining AMR: Student Poster Prize 2020. 07 Jan 2021
In Memoriam: Professor Adetokunbo Lucas (1931-2020) It is with great sadness that we learnt of the passing of Professor Adetokunbo Lucas, RSTMH Lifetime and Honorary Fellow. 04 Jan 2021
In the year of NTDs, RSTMH publishes special issue of Transactions on podoconiosis Today, RSTMH published a special issue of our journal, Transactions: “Podoconiosis – cross-disciplinary research updates in the year of NTDs”. 16 Dec 2020
Soulsby Foundation calls for applications for 2021 One Health Fellowships The Soulsby Foundation is calling for applications for its 2021 One Health Fellowships. 25 Nov 2020
COVID-19 in Papa New Guinea We've invited our Country Ambassadors to talk about the response to COVID-19 in their country. 23 Nov 2020
Landmark road map for NTDs endorsed at 73rd WHA In a landmark moment for the neglected tropical disease community, a new road map for NTDs was endorsed this week at the Seventy-third World Health Assembly. 13 Nov 2020
Partnership between Students for Global Health and RSTMH We are delighted to announce the third year of our partnership with Students for Global Health. 13 Nov 2020
In Memoriam: Malcolm Guy 1944-2020 It is with deep sadness that RSTMH has learned of the death of Malcolm Guy, parasitologist, RSTMH Fellow and past Council member. 27 Oct 2020
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
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
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