RSTMH Medals and Awards winners 2022 RSTMH has announced the winners of the 2022 Medals and Awards programme at the RSTMH Annual Meeting which was held in Liverpool on 10 – 11 October 2022. 14 Oct 2022
Simon Bush announced as RSTMH President Simon Bush has taken on his role as President of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene at the RSTMH Annual General Meeting, held us part of RSTMH’s Annual Meeting which took place this week. 13 Oct 2022
International Health supplement on Ascend Programme published as part of Sightsavers dissemination partnership Today we have published a new research supplement in our journal International Health providing updates on the Ascend Programme, in partnership with Sightsavers. 21 Sep 2022
Tribute to RSTMH Patron Her Majesty The Queen We at the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene are incredibly saddened to learn of the death of Her Majesty The Queen this evening. 08 Sep 2022
RSTMH journals see impact factors increase RSTMH is delighted to announce increases to the impact factors for both of our journals. 01 Jul 2022
Lord Trees and Baroness Sugg call to end Neglected Tropical Diseases with UK Coalition at Westminster event Last week (8 June) the Coalition against Neglected Tropical Diseases together with the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases co-hosted a Parliamentary reception in the House of Lords entitled Ending the Neglect: Celebrating the UK’s role in beating NTDs. 16 Jun 2022
20 grants to be awarded as part of Hamish Ogston Foundation Platinum Jubilee Grants for early career health professionals RSTMH is delighted to announce its partnership with the Hamish Ogston Foundation and the funding of 20 grants of £5,000 each, for early career health professionals wishing to embark upon a scientific project in Tropical Medicine and Global Health. 07 Jun 2022
RSTMH Medals and Awards open for nominations We have extended the deadline for our RSTMH Medals and Awards 2022 to 17:00 BST, 15 July 2022. 06 May 2022
NIHR to fund 150 Early Career Grants The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), the research function of the UK Department of Health and Social Care, will fund, using UK aid, around 150 Early Career Grants in 2022. 06 May 2022
New Editor in Chief for Transactions Professor Nick Day has been appointed to the role of Editor in Chief of Transactions, as Professor Sir Brian Greenwood steps down after four years in the role. 08 Apr 2022
New International Health supplement published as part of first dissemination partnership Today, on World Health Day, we are publishing a new International Health supplement on advancing eye health, developed as part of a dissemination partnership with international charity Sightsavers. 07 Apr 2022
New Editor in Chief for International Health appointed Dr Stefanie Meredith has been appointed Editor in Chief of RSTMH journal International Health, as David Molyneux steps down following four years at its helm. 28 Mar 2022
Transactions: Volume 119, Issue 6, June 2025 In this month’s Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (TRSTMH), highlights include a Review article on the burden of mycetoma in Burkina Faso; an evaluation of suitability of two types of diagnostic tools for the diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Argentina; a retrospective case series from South India analysing the tunnel sign in patients with melioidosis; an Original Article assessing the diagnostic sensitivity of microscopic techniques using formalin-fixed samples for the detection of soil-transmitted helminths; and six further papers from our recent Special Issue: Addressing the snakebite challenge - progress towards the 2030 roadmap. 10 Jun 2025
Malaria, helminths, and other health challenges among street children and youths in Cameroon Valerie Makoge, Early Career Grant 2021 awardee and RSTMH Global Assessor, recently published an article in International Health titled ‘Unveiling the hidden health challenges: malaria, helminths, STIs and other pathologies among street children, adolescents and young adults in Cameroon’. In this blog, she summarises the key findings. 30 May 2025
Round-up: 2025 Early Career Grants Programme applications In this blog, RSTMH Grants Manager Greta Holmes looks at the applications to this year's Early Career Grants programme – another record-breaking year for applications. 30 May 2025