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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

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

Manson and Chalmers Medals awarded; new President announced

This year, the awards took place at our Annual Meeting, which ran concurrently to the European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, in Liverpool this September.

10 Oct 2019

Community groups play a vital role in tackling snakebite

To mark International Snakebite Awareness Day on Thursday 19 September, RSTMH is publishing a report on community groups from around the world who are currently leading the fight against snakebites locally,

19 Sep 2019

Climate crisis is biggest threat to the future of global health, says RSTMH report

As part of a major new report, the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) asked medical professionals from across the world what they think the next 25 years will hold for global health.

17 Sep 2019

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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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