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Trachoma and scabies research funding announced

We can now announce new funding for the RSTMH Early Career Grants Programme, with partners funding projects on trachoma and scabies.

15 Mar 2022

Student Essay Prize Winner announced

This year’s prize was on Universal Health Coverage in Sri Lanka

25 Feb 2022

Applications for 2022 grant programme now open

The RSTMH Early Career Grants Programme – formerly called the RSTMH Small Grants Programme – opened for applications today at 9am (GMT) 1 February 2022. The programme is still for those early in their research careers, and for whom the grants represent an exciting and important opportunity.

01 Feb 2022

In Memoriam: Malcolm Molyneux

We are so very sad to announce that our long-standing Fellow and former Trustee, Professor Malcolm Molyneux OBE FmedSci Dsc died last week.

26 Nov 2021

Janet Hemingway announced as RSTMH President, alongside Medals and Awards ceremony

Following RSTMH’s Annual General Meeting, which took place today in Liverpool, we are delighted to announce Professor Janet Hemingway as our new President.

07 Oct 2021

2021 President’s Fund awardees announced

At this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), our now Past President, Professor Gail Davey, announced the four awardees of the 2021 President’s Fund.

07 Oct 2021

RSTMH announces winner of "Global Challenges in Health" photo competition

Today, at the closing ceremony of ECTMIH 2021, RSTMH announced the winner of its photo competition in partnership with the Congress, entitled “Global Challenges in Health: Your stories from around the world”.

30 Sep 2021

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

Blogs

Climate Change, Malaria, and Neglected Tropical Diseases

On World Neglected Disease Day (World NTD Day) 2025, RSTMH hosted a webinar on the topic of climate change, malaria, and Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), in collaboration with The World Health Organization Task Team on Climate Change, Neglected Tropical Diseases and Malaria. We have published the recording of the webinar below.

03 Feb 2025

Two scientists extract venom from a snake

Addressing the snakebite challenge - progress towards the 2030 roadmap

This World Neglected Tropical Disease Day (World NTD Day), we have published a Special Issue on ‘Addressing the snakebite challenge - progress towards the 2030 roadmap’. Thomas Pinfield, RSTMH Managing Editor, looks at what the articles show us about research into snakebite.

29 Jan 2025

The road to zero leprosy: Insights from Malawi

For World Leprosy Day 2025 (26 January 2025), Nathan Singano, a public health researcher with a focus on neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and an RSTMH/NIHR Early Career Grant 2023 awardee, wrote about his project on 'Beyond Eradication: Evaluating Leprosy Interventions and Knowledge in Malawi'.

26 Jan 2025

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