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
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
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
Transactions: Volume 119, Issue 6, June 2025 In this month’s Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (TRSTMH), highlights include a Review article on the burden of mycetoma in Burkina Faso; an evaluation of suitability of two types of diagnostic tools for the diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Argentina; a retrospective case series from South India analysing the tunnel sign in patients with melioidosis; an Original Article assessing the diagnostic sensitivity of microscopic techniques using formalin-fixed samples for the detection of soil-transmitted helminths; and six further papers from our recent Special Issue: Addressing the snakebite challenge - progress towards the 2030 roadmap. 10 Jun 2025
Round-up: 2025 Early Career Grants Programme applications In this blog, RSTMH Grants Manager Greta Holmes looks at the applications to this year's Early Career Grants programme – another record-breaking year for applications. 30 May 2025
Malaria, helminths, and other health challenges among street children and youths in Cameroon Valerie Makoge, Early Career Grant 2021 awardee and RSTMH Global Assessor, recently published an article in International Health titled ‘Unveiling the hidden health challenges: malaria, helminths, STIs and other pathologies among street children, adolescents and young adults in Cameroon’. In this blog, she summarises the key findings. 30 May 2025