Sarah Marzouk

Digital Communications Manager

Sarah joined RSTMH in September 2017 as Digital Communications Manager.

Prior to joining RSTMH, she worked in the media team at Save the Children UK, before working on community engagement events with the London Development Agency as part of the London 2012 Olympic Legacy project. She then went on to join HelpAge International where she was instrumental in establishing their social media presence, as well as working on two website relaunch projects. During this time, she travelled to the West Bank and Gaza, Kyrgyzstan and South Africa to interview those involved in and benefitting from HelpAge’s projects, as well as training local staff to use digital platforms in their work.

More recently she lived and worked in Amsterdam as a digital communications freelancer, before returning to London to Friends of the Earth where she was the editor of their supporter magazines.

In her role at RSTMH, she will focus on increasing RSTMH’s reach and engagement through social media, the website and newsletters, as well as maximising the impact of events and journals.

sarah [dot] marzouk [at] rstmh [dot] org (Contact Sarah with any enquiries about communications, media or the website).

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Zika virus: first described in Transactions!

Zika virus is an arbovirus native to Africa, transmitted via Aedes mosquitoes. The infection causes symptoms including mild fever, conjunctivitis and headache. In May 2015, locally acquired cases of Zika virus were confirmed in Brazil. Since then, it has spread to 21 countries in the Caribbean, North and South America and WHO has warned that the virus is likely to spread across nearly all of the Americas.

Trustee profile: Sarah Rafferty

In this profile, we interviewed our first Early Careers Trustee, Sarah Rafferty. Sarah joined our Board in September 2018 and is undertaking a PhD in Geography at Cambridge University.

Malaria: ‘Tamed but not defeated’

This was the message from Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO, at yesterday’s launch of the new WHO/UNICEF report: Achieving the malaria MDG target.

Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene’s highlights of 2018

2018 has been an eventful 12 months for us and, as is custom when the year draws to a close, we wanted to look back at our achievements, thank our members and supporters and look ahead to 2019, and the exciting things to come.

Recognising pioneers in global health and tropical medicine

Every year, The Trustees of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, along with our partners, award a number of medals in recognition of excellence to pioneers in global health and tropical medicine. This year was no exception, with the medal ceremony taking place today at the RSTMH Annual Meeting, on the theme of Planetary Health.

Soulsby Foundation calls for applications for 2019 One Health fellowships

The Soulsby Foundation has opened a call for applications for the 2019 Travelling Fellowships Programme.

World Rabies Day: Getting to zero by 2030

As we commemorate the anniversary of Louis Pasteur’s death on World Rabies Day today, let us not lose sight of the deep appreciation for the sanctity of children’s lives that exercised Pasteur – “When I approach a child he inspires in me two sentiments; tenderness for what he is and respect for what he may become” – and strive towards the 2030 target of “zero human deaths due to canine rabies” as an investment in global equity.

Our first Careers Day on global health and tropical medicine

On 15 September 2018, we held our first Careers Day event for medical students, at Imperial College London. The one-day event was what we hope to be the first of many similar meetings that we hope to perfect and roll out across the UK in the coming months and years.

Meeting Members and forging partnerships in India

Earlier this month we went to India to launch our new five-year strategy and explore ways in which RSTMH can provide more value to its Members from India. We currently only have around 30 Members from India, although over 200 Indian researchers and professionals contribute to our scientific journals.

Flare-up of Ebola after initial infection highlights need for surveillance

Transmissions from latent Ebola virus infections are rare, but findings published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases highlight the importance of close surveillance once countries are declared Ebola-free.

World Food Day: Migration, food security, rural development

In 2015, there were 244 million international migrants, 40% more than in 2000. More people have been forced to flee their homes than at any time since the Second World War due to conflict and instability. In addition to these factors forcing people to leave their homes are hunger, poverty and an increase in extreme weather events linked to climate change.

Snakebite: From science to society

One of our thematic priorities is the niche part of neglected tropical diseases where overlaps and intersections with other health and wider circumstances hinder progress in global health.

In contrast to Ebola, malaria, HIV and tuberculosis, most governments and international health organisations do not recognise snakebite as a public health challenge.

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