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Report looks at vector-borne disease risk in Ukraine

A situation report from Global Vector Hub has revealed the vector-born disease risk in Ukraine, which includes a moderate risk of Lyme borreliosis (LB) and tick-borne encephalitis (TBE).

17 Mar 2022

Trachoma and scabies research funding announced

We can now announce new funding for the RSTMH Early Career Grants Programme, with partners funding projects on trachoma and scabies.

15 Mar 2022

Student Essay Prize Winner announced

This year’s prize was on Universal Health Coverage in Sri Lanka

25 Feb 2022

Applications for 2022 grant programme now open

The RSTMH Early Career Grants Programme – formerly called the RSTMH Small Grants Programme – opened for applications today at 9am (GMT) 1 February 2022. The programme is still for those early in their research careers, and for whom the grants represent an exciting and important opportunity.

01 Feb 2022

In Memoriam: Malcolm Molyneux

We are so very sad to announce that our long-standing Fellow and former Trustee, Professor Malcolm Molyneux OBE FmedSci Dsc died last week.

26 Nov 2021

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

Meningitis epidemics often strike in overcrowded conditions, such as refugee camps.

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

Blogs

Transactions: Volume 119, Issue 6, June 2025

In this month’s Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (TRSTMH), highlights include a Review article on the burden of mycetoma in Burkina Faso; an evaluation of suitability of two types of diagnostic tools for the diagnosis of canine visceral leishmaniasis in Argentina; a retrospective case series from South India analysing the tunnel sign in patients with melioidosis; an Original Article assessing the diagnostic sensitivity of microscopic techniques using formalin-fixed samples for the detection of soil-transmitted helminths; and six further papers from our recent Special Issue: Addressing the snakebite challenge - progress towards the 2030 roadmap.

10 Jun 2025

Round-up: 2025 Early Career Grants Programme applications

In this blog, RSTMH Grants Manager Greta Holmes looks at the applications to this year's Early Career Grants programme – another record-breaking year for applications. 

30 May 2025

Malaria, helminths, and other health challenges among street children and youths in Cameroon

Valerie Makoge, Early Career Grant 2021 awardee and RSTMH Global Assessor, recently published an article in International Health titled ‘Unveiling the hidden health challenges: malaria, helminths, STIs and other pathologies among street children, adolescents and young adults in Cameroon’. In this blog, she summarises the key findings.