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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

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

Community Volunteer Victor Scott gives Hawa Barclay treatment to protect her against onchocerciasis in Gbarpolu Liberia. Photo: Sightsavers/ Carielle Doe

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

Mapping NTDs and malaria on the Bijagos Archipelago of Guinea Bissau, July 2018, carried out by LSHTM. Photo: Thomas Sammut

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

A woman with podoconiosis washes her feet. Photo: Dr Kebede Deribe

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

Madang fish market opens again after Covid-19 SoE as fishermen bring their catch to sell. Photo: Ben Bande

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

Blogs

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week: Article Collection

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites change over time and no longer respond to medicines, making infections harder to treat and increasing the risk of disease spread, severe illness and death.

18 Nov 2023

Mycetoma Crisis in Sudan: Collateral Damage of the Ongoing War

Professor Ahmed Hassan Fahal, Professor of Surgery at University of Khartoum, writes in this blog about Mycetoma crisis in Sudan, a further casualty of the war in Sudan.

16 Nov 2023

International Health: Volume 15, Issue 6, November 2023

International Health is a fully Open Access journal which launched in 2009. The journal welcomes submissions on all aspects of global health, including the social and economic aspects of both infectious and non-communicable diseases, health systems research, policy and implementation, and the evaluation of disease control programmes and healthcare delivery solutions.

15 Nov 2023

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