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
A new partnership between the Africa Research Excellence Fund and RSTMH We’re pleased to announce a new partnership between RSTMH and Africa Research Excellence Fund (AREF). 27 Oct 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
Annual Meeting 2020: Emerging diseases and outbreaks - an overview RSTMH hosted our first fully virtual Annual Meeting, covering the theme of emerging diseases and outbreaks. 19 Oct 2020
Professor Gail Davey's Presidential Address RSTMH President Gail Davey’s first address, delivered at the 2020 RSTMH AGM in September, focused on podoconiosis and the importance of diversity and decolonisation of tropical medicine. 08 Oct 2020
COVID-19 in Zambia We’ve invited our Country Ambassadors to reflect on their country’s COVID-19 response. Let’s hear from Professor Gretchen Birbeck, our Country Ambassador for Zambia. 07 Oct 2020
Annual General Meeting announcements 2020 All the news and announcements from our Annual General Meeting, including an introduction to our new President, Trustees, and Medal and Award winners 21 Sep 2020
Professor Sir Alimuddin Zumla receives the 2020 Mahathir Science Award 2020 Mahathir Science Award recipient is a thought-leader in TB, HIV/TB and emerging and re-emerging epidemic infections. 20 Aug 2020
UPDATE: WHO interim guidance on the implementation of NTD programmes The WHO have released interim guidance on "Considerations for implementing mass treatment, active case‐finding and population-based surveys for neglected tropical diseases in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic" 30 Jul 2020
World TB Day 2024: Article Collection Ahead of World TB Day on 24 March 2024, we have compiled a number of recent articles from our two journals International Health and Transactions. 24 Mar 2024
Dr Bern-Thomas Nyang’wa: Yes we can! Cure drug-resistant tuberculosis in six months! World TB Day is taking place on 24 March and this year’s theme is: Yes! We can end TB. Dr Bern-Thomas Nyang’wa (MB; BS, MPH [Int]), a Malawian doctor with extensive MDR-TB and humanitarian health experience and the Medical Director of Médecins sans Frontières, looks in this blog at how it is possible to cure drug-resistant tuberculosis in six months. 20 Mar 2024
International Women’s Day: Reflections from a female leader in health This International Women’s Day, Dr Wendy Harrison, co-President elect at the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) and CEO of Unlimit Health, reflects on her experiences as a women in global health and gives some insights for future female leaders. 08 Mar 2024