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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

Sep 2020

Annual General Meeting 2020 and Presidential address

This year, the AGM will take place as a stand-alone meeting, and will be fully virtual.

Monday, 21 September 2020, 1pm – 2.30pm BST

Virtual event

Oct 2020

Annual Meeting 2020: Emerging diseases and outbreaks

13-14 Oct 2020 | 11am – 5pm UK time, on demand available for delegates

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 to 14 Oct 2020, 09:00-17:30

Virtual event

Jan 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.

Friday 29 January 2021

Hybrid event (in-person and online)

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Latest news

Professor Sir Alimuddin Zumla, with Lady Farzana Zumla when he received the Knighthood at Buckingham Palace in November 2017

Professor Sir Alimuddin Zumla receives the 2020 Mahathir Science Award

2020 Mahathir Science Award recipient is a thought-leader in TB, HIV/TB and emerging and re-emerging epidemic infections.

20 Aug 2020

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

Somalia : building a stronger primary health care system via @WHO https://t.co/WH9OyISoWg https://t.co/mAsjdzJLg8

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The theme of International #SnakebiteDay2020 is Women Champions of Snakebite. Follow @HAImedicines and… https://t.co/tLBexyZSIx

3 hours 24 min ago

Has #COVID19 impacted your NTD programme? Have an innovative idea on how to get progress back on track? Check out t… https://t.co/Oe60w78q2r

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Did you know? #Snakebite affects over 4.5M people every year 2M people then develop clinical illness ⛼100,000 o… https://t.co/ePpdyQzBLq

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Today is the third ever #SnakebiteAwarenessDay . This very neglected #NTD affects over 4.5 million people every… https://t.co/vGWl7OAzyr

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RT @washfid: Quest to #beatNTDs: "As we move from one road map to a new road map, we need innovations in the FF: ✓ Research ✓… https://t.co/SCC7pvraPa

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Novel drug could be a powerful weapon in the fight against #Malaria and #Toxoplasmosis @Princeton via… https://t.co/bCzl4Xjfhk

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Wonderful to hear @mwelentuli at today's @WHO #NTDs webinar stalk about the importance of #Equity and access in rel… https://t.co/AysmdqeKPY

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RT @CSRIatLSTM: In preparation for International Snakebite Awareness Day on September 19th check out the #RSTMH Special Report on… https://t.co/hkTQokjuUU

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Calling all global health innovators! #COVID19 has created a new normal and NTD programmes must adapt. Join… https://t.co/KFCEUxrG6v

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As #MDA campaigns resume following #COVID19 postponements, appropriate training and protective measures will be cri… https://t.co/FDPwuF4vLj

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Let's speak up for NTD safety on this #WorldPatientSafetyDay! Programs across The Task Force for Global Health are… https://t.co/oHBd4QpQ4D

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