RSTMH Annual Meeting 2024
Tropical Medicine and Global Health: Innovations and Challenges
Registration is now open for our 2024 Annual Meeting which will bring together members, Fellows and supporters from around the world to share knowledge, hear about the latest research and ideas, and encourage new collaborations. The meeting will be held as an in-person event on Thursday 10 October, 8.30am - 7pm (including a drinks reception), and Friday 11 October 2024, 8.30am - 5pm in London, UK. We are hoping to record this meeting and make it available for those unable to attend.
We are excited to announce the theme of this year's Annual Meeting, which is 'Tropical Medicine and Global Health: Innovations and Challenges' with a focus on significant cross cutting issues affecting many disease areas and health challenges. Tickets are now available for purchase.
Topics covered on the day will include: Stigma; WASH; Ethics; Technology and Climate Change.
Register now for a two-day ticket
Programme
Speakers
- Dr Adam Roberts, Reader, Antimicrobial Chemotherapy and Resistance, LSTM
- Dr Anthony Solomon, Chief Scientist to the Global Neglected Tropical Diseases Programme, World Health Organization
- Carlos Yerena, Director, Partnerships & Growth, Reach Digital Health
- Dr Christopher M Parry, Senior Clinical Lecturer at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
- Professor David Mabey, RSTMH Trustee and Emeritus Professor of Communicable Diseases
- Professor Deirdre Hollingsworth, Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, NDM Centre for Global Health Research, Big Data Institute (BDI), University of Oxford
- Professor Gail Davey, Professor of Global Health Epidemiology (Global Health and Infection), Brighton and Sussex Medical School
- Professor George M Varghese, Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases at the Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
- Dr Gita Khalili Moghaddam, PhD, Principal Investigator, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge
- Professor Jimmy Whitworth, RSTMH President and Emeritus Professor, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, LSTMH
- Joanna Esteves Mills, Technical Officer for water, sanitation, hygiene and health (WASH), World Health Organisation
- Dr Julian Eaton, Assistant Professor Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Mental Health Director at CBM Global Disability Inclusion.
- Professor Kara Hanson, Director of the Global Health Research Programme, NIHR
- Dr Kashef Ijaz, Vice President, Health Programs, The Carter Center
- Professor Liam Smeeth, Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Professor Lisa Bortolotti, Professor of Philosophy, University of Birmingham
- Professor Margaret Gyapong, RSTMH Co-President Elect and Professor of Applied Health Social science and Global Health at the University of Health and Allied Sciences
- Dr Marisha Nanayakkara Bruce, Bioethics Specialist, Wellcome
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Professor Melanie Newport, Professor Melanie Newport, Professor in Infectious Diseases & Global Health, Brighton and Sussex Medical School.
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Dr Morenike Alex-Okoh, Consultant Public Health Physician and the Founder of Global Health Strategies.
- Professor Olaoluwa Pheabian Akinwale, Director of Research (Neglected Tropical Diseases) Head, Molecular Parasitology Research Laboratory Department of Public Health and Epidemiology Nigerian Institute of Medical Research
- Dr Om Prasad Gautam, Behaviour Change Scientist, Public Health and WASH Expert Hygiene Lead, WaterAid UK
- Dr Quudus Yusuff, RSTMH Trustee and Ogun State Director of Hospital Services
- Dr Sarah Rafferty, International Stakeholder Engagement Lead, Pandemic Preparedness Toolkit, Health & International Directorate, Office for National Statistics
- Professor Sarah Rowland-Jones, Professor of Immunology, Nuffield Department of Medicine in Oxford University
- Tamar Ghosh, RSTMH Chief Executive
- Tim Hazell, RSTMH Honorary Treasurer
- Dr Wendy Harrison, RSTMH Co-President Elect and Chief Executive Officer of Unlimit Health (formerly the SCI Foundation
Abstract Presenters
- Alen Kinyin, Enhancing Machine Learning Prediction Algorithms for hypertensive disorders in pregnancy through the Group Antenatal Care Model in Tanzania. Prime Health Initiative Tanzania (PHIT)
- Mariana Pinto da Costa, Remote volunteering via smartphone to address patients’ social isolation and volunteers' stigma. Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King's College London
- Matthew Willis, Interventions to reduce leprosy related stigma: a systematic review. German Leprosy Relief Association
- Md Rafiul Hasan, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) related Challenges Faced by Pregnant Women and Associated Health Outcomes Following Tropical Cyclone Remal in a Coastal Sub district in Bangladesh. National Institute Of Preventive And Social Medicine
- Olajumoke Olanrewaju, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Practices in Sites Proximal to Historical Cholera Outbreaks in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.Department of Public Health, Allied Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
- Pratishtha Singh, Uncovering stigma and discrimination against acid attack survivors in Indian health systems. The George Institute for Global Health
Poster Presenters
- Elisabeth Chestnutt, Accelerating Nigeria towards malaria elimination: Insights from a political economy analysis. Malaria Consortium
- Ellie Delight, Gaps and Opportunities for Data Systems and Economics to Support Priority Setting for Climate-Sensitive Infectious Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Rapid Scoping Review. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
- Grace Hood, Emerging viral spillover events in bushmeat hunters in Forested Guinea (Guinée forestière), Republic of Guinea from 2017 to 2023. University of Oxford
- Oluwafemi Adewusi, Bacterial infection risk perception and use of antibiotics in Nigeria: Does gender make a difference?Centre for Health Service Studies (CHSS), University of Kent
- Winifred Maduko, Ensuring Availability and Sustainable Management of Water Supply Services in Nigeria. University Of St Andrews
Visa Information
The UK government website is the most up to date location for visa information, so please double check their page before finalising your travel arrangements.
Please be aware it is your own responsibility to apply for a visa. RSTMH is delighted to write supporting visa letters for members and Fellows who have registered for the Annual meeting attending. Letters will only be sent when full payment is received. Please contact Amelia Fincham (amelia [dot] fincham [at] rstmh [dot] org).
Venue information, travel and accommodation
Information on the venue, including how to travel to the venue and accomodation nearby, can be found here.