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COVID-19 in Botswana: A brief report by a front line official

We’ve invited our Country Ambassadors to reflect on their country’s COVID-19 response. Let’s hear from Ivan Nkaiwa, our Country Ambassador for Botswana.

04 May 2020

Australia in the time of COVID-19

We’ve invited our Country Ambassadors to reflect on their country’s COVID-19 response. Let’s hear from Professor John Aaskov, our Country Ambassador for Australia.

04 May 2020

Record number of small grants received in 2020

This year we have once again seen a record number of applicants for our small grants programme, receiving 932 applications in total.

04 May 2020

The evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya

We’ve invited our Country Ambassadors to reflect on their country’s COVID-19 response. Let’s hear from Dr Mark Nanyingi, our Country Ambassador for Kenya.

04 May 2020

One more week to get applications in for an RSTMH small grant

We have a week to go for RSTMH small grant submissions and we would love to see more applications from those early in their careers, from around the world.

20 Apr 2020

COVID-19: WHO issues interim guidance for implementation of NTD programmes

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued interim guidance for NTD programmes in accordance with the public health measures put in place to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.

02 Apr 2020

COVID-19 – advice from RSTMH members and Fellows

Response from our members and Fellows what they felt RSTMH should be doing to help the global efforts to tackle COVID-19.

23 Mar 2020

Soulsby Foundation calls for applications for 2020 One Health Fellowships

Soulsby Foundation has opened a call for applications for the 2020 Travelling Fellowships Programme

26 Nov 2019

Dr Caroline Harper, Sightsavers CEO, announced as first winner of Hemingway Award

Dr Caroline Harper, the Chief Executive of UK-based NGO Sightsavers, has been selected by RSTMH and LSTM as the winner of the first Hemingway Award.

25 Nov 2019

DFID launches flagship programme to tackle neglected tropical diseases

The ASCEND (Accelerating Sustainable Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases) programme is a £200m investment to advance the impact and sustainability of national programmes tackling NTDs.

25 Oct 2019

ECTMIH 2019: Next steps

RSTMH delivered the five-day event under the theme “25 years: investigation, innovation and implementation”.

14 Oct 2019

Recommendations for RSTMH's work on One Health

We believe that in our ever more interconnected world, we must consider human health alongside animal health and the environment.

11 Oct 2019

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Documenting the feasibility of an SMS and voice call-based solution to improve maternal health in Mali

RSTMH/NIHR Early Career Grant Awardee 2023, Dr Mahamadou Kante, writes about his own experiences with the grant and his research project, which went on to him publishing his research in BMJ Open.

17 Apr 2025

Transactions: Volume 119, Issue 4, April 2025

Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (TRSTMH) was founded in 1908 and offers a respected voice for clinicians, health-related scientists, development organisations and students.

15 Apr 2025

Applying for a 2025 RSTMH Early Career Grant: Advice from 2024 awardees

Ahead of the deadline for applications to the 2025 RSTMH Early Career Grants Programme (14 May 2025, 12:00 PM BST), we spoke to some of our 2024 awardees, funded by RSTMH, to ask what their top tips would be for those currently writing an application.

25 Mar 2025

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COVID-19 in Botswana: A brief report by a front line official

Australia in the time of COVID-19

Record number of small grants received in 2020

The evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya

One more week to get applications in for an RSTMH small grant

COVID-19: WHO issues interim guidance for implementation of NTD programmes

COVID-19 – advice from RSTMH members and Fellows

Soulsby Foundation calls for applications for 2020 One Health Fellowships

Dr Caroline Harper, Sightsavers CEO, announced as first winner of Hemingway Award

DFID launches flagship programme to tackle neglected tropical diseases

ECTMIH 2019: Next steps

Recommendations for RSTMH's work on One Health

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Documenting the feasibility of an SMS and voice call-based solution to improve maternal health in Mali

Transactions: Volume 119, Issue 4, April 2025

Applying for a 2025 RSTMH Early Career Grant: Advice from 2024 awardees

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