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How COVID-19 entered Africa and the Middle East

The 15 February 2020 WHO COVID-19 Dashboard showed the earliest documented case in Egypt.

12 Jan 2021

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

Jan 2021

Major challenges for global health in a post-COVID-19 world

This webinar will discuss how a coordinated effort from across the global health sector will help address new and emerging challenges we face in a post-COVID-19 world.

26 Jan 2021, 16:15 to 17:00

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.

June 2021 (specific date TBC)

Virtual event

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Latest news

Winner of "Explaining AMR: Student Poster Prize 2020" announced

We can now announce the winner of the Explaining AMR: Student Poster Prize 2020.

07 Jan 2021

In Memoriam: Professor Adetokunbo Lucas (1931-2020)

It is with great sadness that we learnt of the passing of Professor Adetokunbo Lucas, RSTMH Lifetime and Honorary Fellow.

04 Jan 2021

A woman with podoconiosis washes her feet. Photo: Dr Kebede Deribe

In the year of NTDs, RSTMH publishes special issue of Transactions on podoconiosis

Today, RSTMH published a special issue of our journal, Transactions: “Podoconiosis – cross-disciplinary research updates in the year of NTDs”.

16 Dec 2020

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Watch: How - and why - coronaviruses mutate: https://t.co/x1qZOYjoEI via @statnews

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Should face masks be worn to contain the spread of COVID-19 in the post-lockdown phase? A case study from our… https://t.co/znZUST7GPg

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