RSTMH Annual Meeting 2025 - AI in Global Health: Ethics, Equity and Innovation
All delegates will have access to abstract presentations, networking sessions, and plenary talks as part of a two-day programme on AI in Global Health.
- Learn from senior experts across global health, research, and policy on how AI is shaping the future of the field
- Hear from global experts on AI’s impact across health systems
- Join Q&As and interactive panel discussions
- Connect with peers and speakers in dedicated networking sessions
- Share your views to help shape RSTMH’s future priorities
This is an in-person event taking place at Coin Street, SE1, London UK. Learn more about the venue.
The programme for this meeting has been awarded 11 CPD credits.
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If you are not yet an RSTMH member, you can purchase 1-year membership at a reduced rate when booking your ticket. Membership purchased this way includes one year of electronic access. Learn more about RSTMH membership.
Speakers
Speakers confirmed so far include:
- Olufemi O. Adewole, Professor/Consultant Physician and Pulmonologist, Obafemi Awolowo University
- Professor Rifat Atun, Professor of Global Health Systems, Harvard
- Dr Buddha Basnyat, Chairman of the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Nepal
- Dr Charles Cleland, ophthalmologist and clinical research fellow, International Centre for Eye Health, LSHTM
- Professor Margaret Gyapong, Professor of Applied Health Social Science and Global Health
- Professor John O. Gyapong, Secretary General, African Research Universities Alliance (ARUA)
- Dr Wendy Harrison, Chief Executive Officer, Unlimit Health
- Professor Sanjay Kinra, Professor in Clinical Epidemiology, LSHTM
- Carleigh Krubiner, Bioethics Lead, Wellcome
- Rohit Malpani, Consultant on AI in health, AMR, and access to medicines
- Julia McDonnell, Director of Journal Product, Oxford University Press
- Dr Gita Khalili Moghaddam, Principal Investigator, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge
- Jen Perkins MSF AI Accelerator, Programme Manager
- Dr Bhargavi Rao, Strategic Lead for Research, Médecins Sans Frontières and Associate Professor in Humanitarian Health, LSHTM
- Sarah Rafferty, International Stakeholder Engagement Lead, UK Office for National Statistics
- Professor Adam Roberts Professor of Microbiology Medicine, LSTM
- Professor Liam Smeeth, Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and Professor of Clinical Epidemiology
- Dr Louise Thwaites, Associate Professor, clinical researcher and member of the Emerging Infections group at OUCRU and Associate Professor in the Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health at the University of Oxford
- Dr Craig Tipple, Medical Director, DNDi
- Professor George M. Varghese, Professor and Head of Department of Infectious Diseases, CMC Vellore
- Dr William Wasswa, Biomedical Engineer and Senior Lecturer, Mbarara University
- Dr Peiling Yap, Chief Scientist, Health AI
If you would like to request payment by invoice or a group discount, please contact info [at] rstmh [dot] org.
RSTMH Annual Meeting 2025 Programme
Thursday 25 September 2025
Tamar Ghosh, RSTMH CEO
Chair: Tamar Ghosh, RSTMH CEO
Keynote talks - introducing AI in Global Health, concepts, applications, challenges and opportunities
- Professor Rifat Atun, Harvard University (Recording)
- Professor Sanjay Kinra, LSHTM
Chair: Professor Margaret Gyapong, RSTMH co-President
Abstract presentations:
- Michele Nguyen
- Victor Femi-Lawal
Panel – Ethics and Regulations
- Rohit Malpani, WHO
- Carleigh Krubiner, Wellcome Trust
- Dr Peiling Yap, Health AI
Chair: Sarah Rafferty, RSMH Vice President
Panel – Impact of AI on Universities and Research Groups
- Liam Smeeth, LSHTM
- Johnny Gyapong, African Research Universities Alliance
- George M. Varghese, CMC Vellore
- Dr Buddha Basnyat, OUCRU Nepal
- Professor Olaoluwa Pheabian Akinwale, Nigerian Institute for Medical Sciences
Panel – The use of AI in research and development for Global Health
- Dr Gita Moghaddam
- Dr William Wasswa
- Dr Craig Tipple
(Members and Fellows only)
Friday 26 September 2025
Tamar Ghosh, RSTMH CEO
Chair: Professor Chris Parry, Senior Clinical Lecturer at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Announcement on the RSTMH Special Collection on AI in Global Health
- Professor Nick Day, Transactions Editor-in Chief
- Rohit Malpani,WHO
- Thomas Pinfield, RSTMH Managing Editor
Impact of AI on Scientific Publishing
- Julia McDonnell, Oxford University Press
Abstract presentations
- Halimat Olaniyan
- Dr Ida Viktoria Kolte
Chair: Professor Kathryn Maitland, Professor of Paediatric Tropical Infectious Diseases at the Faculty of Medicine and Director of the ICARE Centre at the Global Centre of Health Innovation, Imperial College, London
Panel – Implication of AI for healthcare delivery
- Olufemi O. Adewole, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital
- Louise Thwaites, Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health
- Jen Perkins, MSF
- Professor Sanjay Kinra, LSHTM
Short talk – How AI and Big Data can Improve Epidemiology
- Luca Ferretti, Oxford Big Data Institute
Short talk - How AI is affecting funding for Global Health (TBC)
Short talks - Case Studies of AI being used in prevention and treatment programmes across the world
- Louise Thwaites, OUCRU
- Dr Charles Cleland, LSHTM
- Dr Bhargavi Rao, MSF
Panel - RSTMH’s role in AI for Global Health and its priorities
Sponsor or Exhibit at the Annual Meeting
We welcome organisations interested in showcasing their work, services, or products to an engaged global health audience. Whether you're looking to build awareness, connect with professionals across academia, industry, and policy, or support cutting-edge conversations in tropical medicine and global health, we have packages available for digital sponsors and exhibitors.
All confirmed sponsors and exhibitors will be promoted across RSTMH platforms in the run-up to the event and featured in the digital and printed conference programmes. If you have any questions or would like to discuss bespoke opportunities, please contact tamar [dot] ghosh [at] rstmh [dot] org.
Visa Information
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 to attend the Annual Meeting. Letters will only be sent when full payment is received. Please contact sarah [dot] stickland [at] rstmh [dot] org with any questions.
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.