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UPDATE: WHO interim guidance on the implementation of NTD programmes

The WHO have released interim guidance on "Considerations for implementing mass treatment, active case‐finding and population-based surveys for neglected tropical diseases in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic"

30 Jul 2020

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

Blogs

Photo title: Kraits at Night Photo credit: Oliver G. Becker / Occasione Documentaries Photo caption: Bites by kraits are a leading cause of snakebite mortality in Southeast Asia. They typically occur at night, on sleeping people and cause neuromuscular paralysis. Kraits produce very small amounts of venom and have only short fangs to inject it. Thus, conventional ways of venom extraction are ineffective. In this photo, Prof. Md. Farid Ahsan (University of Chittagong) and Dr. Ulrich Kuch (Goethe Universit

ISBAD 2022: Challenges and Barriers in Accessing Effective Snakebite Treatment

The theme of this year’s International Snakebite Awareness Day, which took place on Monday 19 September, was on ‘Challenges and Barriers in Accessing Effective Snakebite Treatment’. We spoke to some of our Early Career Grant (previously know as Small Grant) awardees and asked for their contribution to the theme, as well as to tell us why they chose to do research into snakebite.

22 Sep 2022

Behind the photos: Venoms and Toxins 2022 Snakebite photo competition

Earlier this year we ran a photo competition to showcase the people, communities, activities, successes and challenges of snakebite and snakebite research, in partnership with Venoms and Toxins 2022, the 9th international toxinology conference at Oxford (UK). The ten shortlisted entries, including the winning photo and those appearing in second and third place, explained how their photos came about.

21 Sep 2022

Venoms and Toxins 2022: Snakebite photo competition

In partnership with Venoms and Toxins 2022, the 9th international toxinology conference at Oxford (UK), we ran a photo competition to showcase the people, communities, activities, successes and challenges of snakebite and snakebite research.

20 Sep 2022

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