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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

Vaccine storage warehouse, Kinkole commune, Kinshasa, DRC. Photo credit: UNICEF / Ray

COVID-19 surge across African continent, RSTMH statement

RSTMH is hugely concerned about the current devastating wave of COVID-19 that is sweeping across the African continent.

25 Jun 2021

International Health – call for papers

The International Health editorial team would like to highlight some areas of particular interest

23 Jun 2021

"Global Challenges in Health" – RSTMH and ECTMIH 2021 photo contest launches

Submit your images to the "Global Challenges in Health: Your stories from around the world" – a photo contest from RSTMH and ECTMIH 2021.

07 Jun 2021

Photo credit: Helen Keller International

RSTMH responds to cuts to UK Official Development Aid

RSTMH is deeply concerned to learn of the UK government’s decision to significantly cut Official Development Assistance.

29 Apr 2021

World Health Day: building a fairer, healthier world

To mark World Health Day 2021, RSTMH is reaffirming its commitment to global vaccine equity.

06 Apr 2021

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

Blogs

Photo Competition: Global Health in the Digital World

We would like RSTMH imagery and brand to reflect how AI, machine learning, and digital technologies more generally are reshaping global health research, surveillance, and service delivery around the world.

10 Nov 2025

International Health: Volume 17, Issue 6, November 2025

Highlights from the latest International Health publication include a systematic review of infertility-related stigma across Africa and a longitudinal study looking at the changing trends in lifestyle and mental health in China, pre-and post-COVID-19.

07 Nov 2025

From left to right, Greta Holmes - RSTMH Grant Manager, Irene Atii, and Walter Okello, with their young child.

Balancing family life with research

As our only married grant awardees (as far as we are aware), we caught up with Walter and Irene to hear more about their research specialisms and how they balance their family life with busy work lives.

23 Oct 2025

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