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
Malaria can and should be eradicated within a generation, declare global health experts A future free of malaria, one of the world’s oldest and deadliest diseases, can be achieved as early as 2050, according to a new report published today by The Lancet Commission on malaria eradication. 09 Sep 2019
Transactions: Volume 118, Issue 10, October 2024 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. This month’s Editors Choice article is on Mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease (NTD) with devastating morbidity and stigma. Other articles include the first insight into the prescence of Trypanosoma dionisii in sylvatic bats from Yucatan, Mexico, and an investigation into the knowledge, attitudes and stigma towards leprosy in Nigeria. 18 Oct 2024
ICTMM: This year’s event and looking ahead to 2028 In this blog, Tamar Ghosh, RSTMH Chief Executive, shares her experiences at the 21st International Congress on Tropical medicine and Malaria (ICTMM), held in Malaysia last month. She also shares some exciting news about the location of the 2028 event. 08 Oct 2024
RSTMH Presidents' Fund winners announced The winners of this year’s Presidents' Fund, which supports potential RSTMH members and Fellows from low- and low-middle income countries by paying awardees’ annual membership subscription for three years, have been announced. 07 Oct 2024