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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

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World AIDs Day 2023: Early Career Grant research into HIV and AIDS

For World AIDs Day 2023, we spoke to a number of our Early Career Grant awardees about why they chose to focus on AIDS and HIV in their Early Career Grant research, and what this year’s theme of ‘Let Communities Lead’ means to them.

01 Dec 2023

HIV screening in rural communities. Credit: Joshua Kwabena Aniaku

Sarah Rowland-Jones: ‘There are reasons to be optimistic this World AIDs Day’

In this blog, Professor Sarah Rowland-Jones explains that although there are certainly some reasons to be optimistic this World AIDS day, there are also some causes for concern buried amongst the UNAIDS data.

01 Dec 2023

World AIDs Day 2023: Article collection

For World AIDs Day we have collated a number of recent articles from our two journals International Health and Transactions on the subject of HIV and AIDs.

01 Dec 2023

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

Professor Rosanna Peeling announced as RSTMH Honorary Fellow

Student Essay Prize “COVID-19 in an inequitable world”: winners announced

RSTMH and Sightsavers announce three-year partnership to highlight research and progress on tackling NTDs

The COVID-19 situation in Ghana

A landmark week for NTDs as WHO road map launches

Winner of "Explaining AMR: Student Poster Prize 2020" announced

In Memoriam: Professor Adetokunbo Lucas (1931-2020)

In the year of NTDs, RSTMH publishes special issue of Transactions on podoconiosis

Soulsby Foundation calls for applications for 2021 One Health Fellowships

COVID-19 in Papa New Guinea

Landmark road map for NTDs endorsed at 73rd WHA

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