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Latest on our work

Our 2021 Smalls Grants Programme is open!

Our Small Grants Programme offers early career researchers and global health professionals based anywhere in the world the opportunity to apply for funding in a topic related to tropical medicine and global health.

Ending NTDs

The WHO NTD road map, which was officially endorsed in November 2020, will offer a plan to accelerate progress with countries, communities and people at the centre.

Upcoming events

May 2021

Trachoma – from a neglected disease to near elimination in the blink of an eye

For this webinar, we bring you Dr Caroline Harper’s Hemingway Award acceptance speech – a look at the story behind progress towards the elimination of trachoma.

18 May 2021

Virtual event

Jun 2021

Topics in Infection 2021

This one-day meeting brings together microbiologists, consultants in infectious disease, infection control nurses and biomedical and clinical scientists to hear updates on recent “hot topics” in all aspects of infectious disease.

18 June 2021

Virtual event

Oct 2021

RSTMH Annual Meeting 2021 – drug resistant infections: causes, consequences and considerations

Our 2021 Annual Meeting will bring together RSTMH members and supporters from around the world to share knowledge from the forefront of the fight against drug resistant infections.

11–12 October 2021

Hybrid event (UK and virtual – TBC)

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Latest news

World Health Day: building a fairer, healthier world

To mark World Health Day 2021, RSTMH is reaffirming its commitment to global vaccine equity.

06 Apr 2021

COVID-19: RSTMH signs up to WHO Vaccine Equity Declaration

RSTMH is proud to have signed up to the WHO Vaccine Equity Declaration in support of COVAX to equitably distribute COVID-19 vaccines, treatments and diagnostics globally.

05 Mar 2021

Professor Rosanna Peeling announced as RSTMH Honorary Fellow

We're thrilled to announce Professor Rosanna Peeling as our latest RSTMH Honorary Fellow.

04 Mar 2021

@RSTMH on Twitter

WHO warns the world is still failing to develop desperately needed antibiotics: https://t.co/sH5r0Z6ojr #AMR #AntibioticResistance

6 hours 49 min ago

Increasing equity to malaria prevention through vaccination pilot in Malawi: https://t.co/VPcGFhjXrw #malaria #GlobalHealth

11 hours 50 min ago

In Panama, a 26yo self-taught cartographer has turned his skills to mapping the pandemic. And his latest interact… https://t.co/FDt6MC4zK7

1 day 8 hours ago

RT @UKCDR: Updated news, events, resources + map of networks on our COVID CIRCLE Researcher Platform https://t.co/zDvLTwoqmu e… https://t.co/I6mvwdxqlw

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JOB ALERT We're looking for an Administrative Assistant to effectively support the RSTMH team by providing… https://t.co/6dWz4zfxDX

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RT @gardp_amr: New report from @WHO reveals 82% of the recently approved #antibiotics are derived from existing antibiotic classes… https://t.co/bQdL9I3fKA

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With booming populations and poor health infrastructure, parts of Africa are the perfect place for the next pandemi… https://t.co/plceLEi5HS

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️ "#Trachoma – from a neglected disease to near elimination in the blink of an eye" Join us 18 May 14:00–15:00… https://t.co/cKSaQX4L6A

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First evidence of drug-resistant #malaria mutations gaining foothold in Africa, study suggests.… https://t.co/beqPY726Gf

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An international team of researchers, including several from @LSTMnews & @LSHTM has provided robust evidence of hig… https://t.co/tx2ON2Inor

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Two weeks to nominate for @RSTMH & @LSTMnews's Hemingway Award. The award includes a £5,000 prize is open to p… https://t.co/NxSXlPtkpJ

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Venomous snake bites are responsible for 138,000 deaths every year around the world, but could some disarmingly sim… https://t.co/aTBlFRpiU5

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