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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

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

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

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

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, with Lady Farzana Zumla when he received the Knighthood at Buckingham Palace in November 2017

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

Blogs

An older woman puts her arm around a younger woman Credit: Geoff Bugbee/Orbis Caption: Orbis-trained Integrated Eye Care Worker Tsehay comforts 13-year-old Asegedech, who is suffering from severe trachoma. Gamo Gofa, Ethiopia.

RSTMH in 2025: looking at the year ahead

As we start this new year, it is a good time for us to reflect on the past few years as a society, what we have achieved and our goals for 2025, which is the second full year of our ambitious and exciting current strategy.

10 Jan 2025

Title: President Jimmy Carter Creator: Mayor's Office - City Photographer Date: circa 1984-1987 Source: Mayor Raymond L. Flynn records, Collection #0246.001 File name: RF_017 Rights: Copyright City of Boston Citation: Mayor Raymond L. Flynn records, Collection #0246.001, City of Boston Archives, Boston

Tribute to US President Jimmy Carter

At RSTMH, we were saddened to hear of the death of US President Jimmy Carter, who died on the 29 December 2024 at the age of 100. I was very lucky to have the opportunity to meet President Carter some years ago in London. Though it was for a very short time I was struck by his obvious commitment and passion for his work and for communities across the world.

02 Jan 2025

2024 wrapped: reviewing the past year at RSTMH

As we reach the end of 2024, we want to share some of the key achievements and successes of RSTMH and highlight milestones within the wider global health and tropical medicine communities.

27 Dec 2024

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