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Dr Wendy Harrison and Professor Margaret Gyapong take up RSTMH joint Presidency Dr Wendy Harrison and Professor Margaret Gyapong have taken up their roles as the RSTMH joint Presidents, which is the first time in RSTMH history that we have had two Presidents, and only the second time we have had a President based in Africa. 11 Oct 2024
RSTMH Medals and Awards Winners 2024 RSTMH has today announced the winners of the 2024 Medals and Awards programme at the RSTMH Annual Meeting which was held in London on 10-11 October 2024. 10 Oct 2024
Global leaders approve target to reduce human deaths from AMR by 10% by 2030 Last month global leaders met at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), where they committed to a set of targets and actions, including reducing the estimated 4.95 million human deaths associated with bacterial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) annually by 10% by 2030. 08 Oct 2024
WHO declares mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern The World Health Organization (WHO) yesterday declared the mpox outbreak in parts of Africa a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). 15 Aug 2024
Transactions: Volume 118, Issue 11, November 2024 Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (TRSTMH) was founded in 1908 and offers a respected voice for clinicians, health-related scientists, development organisations and students. 12 Nov 2024
Transactions: Volume 118, Issue 10, October 2024 Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (TRSTMH) was founded in 1908 and offers a respected voice for clinicians, health-related scientists, development organisations and students. This month’s Editors Choice article is on Mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease (NTD) with devastating morbidity and stigma. Other articles include the first insight into the prescence of Trypanosoma dionisii in sylvatic bats from Yucatan, Mexico, and an investigation into the knowledge, attitudes and stigma towards leprosy in Nigeria. 18 Oct 2024
ICTMM: This year’s event and looking ahead to 2028 In this blog, Tamar Ghosh, RSTMH Chief Executive, shares her experiences at the 21st International Congress on Tropical medicine and Malaria (ICTMM), held in Malaysia last month. She also shares some exciting news about the location of the 2028 event. 08 Oct 2024
RSTMH Presidents' Fund winners announced The winners of this year’s Presidents' Fund, which supports potential RSTMH members and Fellows from low- and low-middle income countries by paying awardees’ annual membership subscription for three years, have been announced. 07 Oct 2024