Janet Hemingway announced as RSTMH President, alongside Medals and Awards ceremony Following RSTMH’s Annual General Meeting, which took place today in Liverpool, we are delighted to announce Professor Janet Hemingway as our new President. 07 Oct 2021
2021 President’s Fund awardees announced At this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), our now Past President, Professor Gail Davey, announced the four awardees of the 2021 President’s Fund. 07 Oct 2021
RSTMH announces winner of "Global Challenges in Health" photo competition Today, at the closing ceremony of ECTMIH 2021, RSTMH announced the winner of its photo competition in partnership with the Congress, entitled “Global Challenges in Health: Your stories from around the world”. 30 Sep 2021
WHO launches roadmap to defeat meningitis by 2030 Today, in Geneva, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization and partners launched “Defeating Meningitis by 2030: A Global Roadmap”. 28 Sep 2021
RSTMH launches new online Members Area The Members Area is an online space where RSTMH members can go for bespoke content and resources related to the field of tropical medicine and global health. 14 Sep 2021
RSTMH announces three-year partnership with Wellcome Trust Wellcome is the first partner to have agreed to support our Small Grants Programme over a period of several years. 06 Jul 2021
Impact factor announcement for RSTMH journals RSTMH is delighted to announce increases in the impact factors for both our journals. 30 Jun 2021
WHO declares China malaria-free Today, following a 70-year effort, China has been awarded a malaria-free certification from WHO. 30 Jun 2021
COVID-19 surge across African continent, RSTMH statement RSTMH is hugely concerned about the current devastating wave of COVID-19 that is sweeping across the African continent. 25 Jun 2021
International Health – call for papers The International Health editorial team would like to highlight some areas of particular interest 23 Jun 2021
"Global Challenges in Health" – RSTMH and ECTMIH 2021 photo contest launches Submit your images to the "Global Challenges in Health: Your stories from around the world" – a photo contest from RSTMH and ECTMIH 2021. 07 Jun 2021
RSTMH responds to cuts to UK Official Development Aid RSTMH is deeply concerned to learn of the UK government’s decision to significantly cut Official Development Assistance. 29 Apr 2021
The volatile mixture in Sudan: Climate change, social injustice, scorpions and gold mining RSTMH Country Ambassador for Sudan, Dr Rania Mohamed Hassan Baleela, describes the current situation in Sudan, which has seen a significant increase in numbers of scorpions. She explains the devastating impact this has caused. 17 Jun 2022
Round-up: 2022 Early Career Grants Programme applications Tamar Ghosh, Chief Executive of RSTMH, provides a breakdown of the applications to this year's Early Career Grants programme - another record breaking year for applications. 20 May 2022
Japanese encephalitis in Australia now and forever? Dr John Aaskov, RSTMH Country Ambassador for Australia, looks at the outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in Australia, including the ‘great unknowns’ of the virus and current vaccinations. 06 May 2022