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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
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
Soulsby Foundation calls for applications for 2021 One Health Fellowships The Soulsby Foundation is calling for applications for its 2021 One Health Fellowships. 25 Nov 2020
Eliminating human rabies deaths Rabies is devastating human disease that still kills tens of thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths occur in poor, rural communities of Asia and Africa and result from the inequalities that typify neglected diseases of poverty. 13 Jan 2021
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
Some glimmers of hope in a difficult year In what has been, for many of us, a very challenging 12 months, we wanted to share some highlights and thank yous as 2020 draws to a close. 19 Dec 2020
International Volunteers Day: thank you from the RSTMH team As we near International Volunteer Day on 5 December, I wanted to acknowledge the difficulties that so many of our volunteers have been facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic and celebrate their incredible efforts despite these challenges. 27 Nov 2020