Dr Michael Head is an RSTMH member and Senior Research Fellow, Research Investments in Global Health study at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton.
The Soulsby Foundation has opened a call for applications for the 2019 Travelling Fellowships Programme.
The Foundation supports talented veterinary and medical researchers at an early stage in their careers through these competitively awarded Travelling Fellowships in One Health.
The World Health Organization estimates that between 81,000 and 138,000 people around the world die each year from snakebite and up to 400,000 are left permanently disabled or disfigured, as a result of being bitten by venomous snakes.
Having completed three years as RSTMH President, I can now reflect on what has been achieved in that time, and where the Society is heading in the future.
