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In memoriam: Professor Harold Townson (1942-2020)

It is with great sadness that the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) has learned about the passing of Professor Harold Townson (1942-2020).

26 Jun 2020

COVID-19 in Ethiopia: status and responses

We’ve invited our Country Ambassadors to reflect on their country’s COVID-19 response. Let’s hear from Dr Kebede Deribe, our Country Ambassador for Ethiopia.

24 Jun 2020

Stepping back when we should be stepping up

Now more than ever it is evident how important investment and focus on global health is for the health of all of us.

22 Jun 2020

RSTMH Trustee elections 2020

We are excited to announce that there are three vacancies on the RSTMH Board of Trustees, to start in October 2020.

19 Jun 2020

COVID-19 in Azerbaijan: highlights of anti-epidemic measures and epidemic dynamics

We’ve invited our Country Ambassadors to reflect on their country’s COVID-19 response. Let’s hear from Dr Aybeniz Dadashova, our Country Ambassador for Azerbaijan.

08 Jun 2020

RSTMH online – Presidential Address by Professor David Mabey and our mid-term strategy review

01 Jun 2020

COVID-19 response in Sudan

We’ve invited our Country Ambassadors to reflect on their country’s COVID-19 response. Let’s hear from Dr Rania Baleela, our Country Ambassador for Sudan.

26 May 2020

RSTMH Mid-term Strategy review

On 26 May 2020 we welcomed over 160 guests to our online event to provide an update on progress on our five-year strategy, launched in 2017.

26 May 2020

WHO published updated community health programmes guidelines

The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its interim guidance for the implementation of community-based health care programmes, including neglected tropical disease programmes in a new report on 7 May 2020.

07 May 2020

The evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya

We’ve invited our Country Ambassadors to reflect on their country’s COVID-19 response. Let’s hear from Dr Mark Nanyingi, our Country Ambassador for Kenya.

04 May 2020

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

Australia in the time of COVID-19

We’ve invited our Country Ambassadors to reflect on their country’s COVID-19 response. Let’s hear from Professor John Aaskov, our Country Ambassador for Australia.

04 May 2020

Blogs

AMR is at the G7, lessons from COVID-19

As waves of COVID-19 continue to roll through societies, we are seeing data emerge on associated bacterial and fungal infections in COVID-19 patients and on antimicrobial usage for these patients.

04 Jun 2021