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COVID-19 in Botswana: A brief report by a front line official

We’ve invited our Country Ambassadors to reflect on their country’s COVID-19 response. Let’s hear from Ivan Nkaiwa, our Country Ambassador for Botswana.

04 May 2020

One more week to get applications in for an RSTMH small grant

We have a week to go for RSTMH small grant submissions and we would love to see more applications from those early in their careers, from around the world.

20 Apr 2020

COVID-19: WHO issues interim guidance for implementation of NTD programmes

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued interim guidance for NTD programmes in accordance with the public health measures put in place to curb the Covid-19 pandemic.

02 Apr 2020

My personal reflections about COVID-19

As we enter the third month of COVID-19, I wanted to share a few personal reflections.

23 Mar 2020

COVID-19 – advice from RSTMH members and Fellows

Response from our members and Fellows what they felt RSTMH should be doing to help the global efforts to tackle COVID-19.

23 Mar 2020

Soulsby Foundation calls for applications for 2020 One Health Fellowships

Soulsby Foundation has opened a call for applications for the 2020 Travelling Fellowships Programme

26 Nov 2019

Dr Caroline Harper, Sightsavers CEO, announced as first winner of Hemingway Award

Dr Caroline Harper, the Chief Executive of UK-based NGO Sightsavers, has been selected by RSTMH and LSTM as the winner of the first Hemingway Award.

25 Nov 2019

DFID launches flagship programme to tackle neglected tropical diseases

The ASCEND (Accelerating Sustainable Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases) programme is a £200m investment to advance the impact and sustainability of national programmes tackling NTDs.

25 Oct 2019

ECTMIH 2019: Next steps

RSTMH delivered the five-day event under the theme “25 years: investigation, innovation and implementation”.

14 Oct 2019

Recommendations for RSTMH's work on One Health

We believe that in our ever more interconnected world, we must consider human health alongside animal health and the environment.

11 Oct 2019

Manson and Chalmers Medals awarded; new President announced

This year, the awards took place at our Annual Meeting, which ran concurrently to the European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, in Liverpool this September.

10 Oct 2019

Community groups play a vital role in tackling snakebite

To mark International Snakebite Awareness Day on Thursday 19 September, RSTMH is publishing a report on community groups from around the world who are currently leading the fight against snakebites locally,

19 Sep 2019

Blogs

How misinformation affects social determinants of health

The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a surge in online misinformation, a problem christened by the WHO as an “infodemic”. But what is the impact of misinformation on public health and to what extent should it be considered a global health policy priority moving forward?

10 Jul 2020

Power the Partnership

A global, virtual event celebrating the achievements of the London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and showcasing the contribution of NTDs to power the progress in other Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) diseases.

26 Jun 2020

Palliative care for the geriatric patient

May 2019 found me bracing myself in the back of the Hospice Africa Uganda minibus as we lurched up and down over rocks which studded the narrow dirt path. Along with two other visiting doctors, I was accompanying Josephine, a Ugandan hospice nurse with thirty years’ experience, on her home visits.

23 Jun 2020

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