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Latest on our work

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

Ending NTDs

This year the WHO NTD Road Map will offer a plan to accelerate progress with countries, communities and people at the centre. In this series of blogs we ask those who have been working on these diseases for some time to share their stories of success and achievement so far.

Upcoming events

Oct 2020

Annual Meeting 2020: Emerging diseases and outbreaks

Our Annual Meeting is now fully virtual. Covering specific emerging diseases such as COVID-19 as well as cross cutting themes including misinformation and infodemics, climate change, One Health, zoonoses and migration.

13-14 Oct 2020

Virtual

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Latest news

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

In memoriam: Professor Harold Townson (1942-2020)

It is with great sadness that the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) has learned about the passing of Professor Harold Townson (1942-2020).

26 Jun 2020

COVID-19 in Ethiopia: status and responses

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

24 Jun 2020

@RSTMH on Twitter

RT @TDivala: A great day on the Malawi COVID-19 Research-frontline. 2 studies (@unimacom & @MlwTrust) released the 1ST systema… https://t.co/5JEwxRtyu9

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RT @OliHealthOrg: Coronavirus Global Awareness Project got featured on the @RSTMH and included in the Newsletter on the 27th July 202… https://t.co/UW7kBMGHoU

1 hour 40 min ago

#Tuberculosis kills 1.5 million people each year. Lockdowns and supply-chain disruptions threaten progress against… https://t.co/uTeXa53Tjs

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"Rethinking #WASH for the control and elimination of #Schistosomiasis" Don't miss this webinar on 6 August on… https://t.co/Lc5NIqQy2A

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RT @GiveForEcuador: According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, #Chagas disease causes approximately 10,000 deaths per… https://t.co/i3I9w39Vpy

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'Every crisis is a strong call to mobilize the entire #ResearchCommunity. #Researchers #Universities, #Funders… https://t.co/b5HYJL7AoX

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.@WHO has issued a new interim guidance to support the implementation of programmes to #BeatNTDs in the context of… https://t.co/9bKNYp02C7

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@friendshipbench is a safe space to talk, to find a sense of belonging and to connect with people who understand -… https://t.co/TbYrHDpskP

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Sustained decline in #SleepingSickness #HAT cases puts elimination within reach - @WHO reports, as endemic countrie… https://t.co/kBRHOah2tf

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The impact of #COVID-19 on #NeglectedTropicalDiseases #NTDs in Africa - by @LSTMnews ’s Emeritus Professor David Mo… https://t.co/Pwvk0chEa2

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'As Africa approaches 1 M cases, the continent is at a pivotal point. Countries need to keep apace and urgently dec… https://t.co/IiTukGwzNA

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@UNICEF's The state of #FoodSecurity and #Nutrition in the 2020 report highlights that significant challenges rem… https://t.co/K0Enr4zKvK

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