Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

It was fantastic to see a full house at our 51st Topics in Infection conference today!

Thank you to all our delegates and speakers for contributing to another insightful and energising event, and for the thoughtful questions that sparked rich discussion.

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📢 Today marks World NTD Day – a chance to raise awareness of Neglected Tropical Diseases, reflect on the progress made and look to the challenges ahead.

We would also like to extend a huge thank you to the global health community who work tirelessly to reduce the burden of NTDs.

As part of #WorldNTDDay 2026, We spoke to five experts from our global health community who work on NTD treatment, control and policy about what the greatest challenges, opportunities and successes have been over the last year.

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RSTMH would like to congratulate Professor Sir David Mabey and Professor Nicholas Day on being recognised in the King’s New Year Honours List 2026 🎉

There are still a few days left to enter our photo competition!

If you are a member or Fellow of RSTMH, make sure to submit your photo and be in with the chance of winning £200 📷

Find out more, here: www.rstmh.org/news-blog/bl...

Mr Jacob Solomon, a lab scientist and microscopist at work in the Primary Health Post at Irele Local Government area in Ondo State, Nigeria. Credit: Sightsavers/Taiwo Aina

RSTMH is proud to have partnered with Sightsavers to publish a supplement in our journal International Health, honouring 75 years of Sightsavers’ essential work.

Find out more about the new supplement, here: www.rstmh.org/news-blog/bl...

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Thank you to everyone who came along to the London Research in Progress yesterday!

Held at the @lshtm.bsky.social, the event featured ten fantastic abstract presentations from ECRs who presented their unpublished research in progress.

Keep an eye out for our upcoming events: www.rstmh.org/events

We’re pleased to share more fantastic speakers for our upcoming Topics in Infection event!

🎟️ Make sure to book your tickets to this previously sold-out conference, and check out the updated speaker list, here: www.rstmh.org/events/51st-...

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The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is thrilled to be announcing the development of a new journal looking at Artificial Intelligence and Global Health, which will be launching in early 2026.

Find out more, here: www.rstmh.org/news-blog/ne...

We are launching a photo competition!

We want our members & Fellows to capture the intersection between global health and technology, and how the digital revolution – including artificial intelligence – is changing how we practice healthcare.

Apply now: www.rstmh.org/news-blog/bl...

New review article in International Health ➡️ Basil H Aboul-Enein and team discuss the effectiveness of family planning interventions across the league of Arab states.

Read the full review here: academic.oup.com/inthealth/ar...

A grandmother tenderly hugs her proud granddaughter, who suffers from Onchocerciasis-associated epilepsy. She has witnessed her grandchild’s health improving greatly over a period of a few months, thanks to treatment and assistance provided by the Nodding Syndrome Alliance in Maridi, South Sudan.

📣 The November issue of International Health is now available online!

Keep reading, here: www.rstmh.org/news-blog/bl...

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We are collating the latest original research, reviews, and opinion pieces on the impact of environmental change on human health, to appear in our journals 🌳

If you’re interested in submitting to this collection, you can find out more here: academic.oup.com/trstmh/pages...

Tamar Ghosh, Chief Executive of RSTMH (left) and Jamie Bay Nishi Director of American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)(right) stand in front of a sign that says 'World Health Summit'.

The theme for the World Health Summit this year was 'Taking Responsibility for Health in a Fragmenting World'.

Take a look at RSTMH reflections on the conference, here: rstmh.org/news-blog/bl...

#WHS2025

We came away from our Annual Meeting 2025 bubbling with ideas, energised from hearing different perspectives and inspired by making new connections.

Take a look at our reflections of the event, here: www.rstmh.org/news-blog/bl...

Kevin Marsh

Congratulations Kevin Marsh, awarded @rstmh.bsky.social 2025 Sir Patrick Manson Medal

Malariologist and Global Health Researcher, Kevin is Director of the Africa Oxford Initiative and Senior Adviser Science for Africa Foundation @ox.ac.uk

Read more 👉 www.tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk/news/kevin-m...

Nell, our membership manager, sits at a desk at ECTMIH 2025. The table is covered with a tablecloth that says 'RSTMH'.

RSTMH is at #ECTMIH2025 in Hamburg, Germany this week, 29 Sept - 2 Oct.

Stop by booth 25 to talk to the team about RSTMH membership, journals, events and the latest in tropical medicine and global health.

Joel Tarning awarded RSTMH’s 2025 Chalmers Medal Professor Joel Tarning, head of MORU’s Clinical Pharmacology Department, has been honoured with the award of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene’s Chalmers Medal for his exceptional con...

Joel Tarning @moru-mip.bsky.social awarded @rstmh.bsky.social 2025 Chalmers Medal

Joel has been honoured for his contribution to the field of clinical pharmacology of neglected tropical diseases, and in particular antimalarial therapy.

Read more 👉 www.tropicalmedicine.ox.ac.uk/news/joel-ta...

It’s day one of the RSTMH Annual Meeting and we’re looking forward to welcoming our speakers, panellists, presenters and audience members to be part of this conference!

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Join the RSTMH for a FREE online event on snakebite research this International Snakebite Awareness Day 🐍

Make sure to register, here: www.rstmh.org/events/webin...

📣 Register for the RSTMH Annual Meeting 2025 and earn 11 CPD points!

The event will include a number of career drop-in sessions and the opportunity to network with international leaders in the space of AI and global health.

Don’t miss out and book your spot now: www.rstmh.org/events/rstmh...

Prevalence and correlates of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes mellitus among adults in rural Uganda during the COVID-19 pandemic: an evaluation of a community-based screening programme AbstractBackground. One in two people with diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa remains undiagnosed, which has contributed to the region's high rates of diabetes

New in #INTHEA: Sseguya and colleagues analyse the prevalence of #diabetes among adults in rural #Uganda during the #COVID-19 pandemic

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Every nine minutes a person dies from #rabies, although it is 100% preventable.

Protect yourself & your furry friends 🐶 by getting your dog vaccinated annually. Ensure people who are bitten also get access to life saving vaccines 🐾 bit.ly/2lOHbop

Drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcomes among Saharia: a marginalized community of Madhya Pradesh, India AbstractBackground. Few attempts have been made to explore the drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) outcomes and associated factors among underprivileged co

New in #TRSTMH: Mishra and colleagues explore the treatment outcomes for drug-resistant #tuberculosis among Saharia, a marginalized community in #India

#GlobalHealth

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Every woman and their baby deserves safe, respectful care.

Yet, mistreatment during pregnancy, childbirth and the postnatal period remains far too common in many parts of the world.

It doesn’t have to be this way.

Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4m51yqc #HopefulFutures

Comparison of antimicrobial resistance genes on the ocular surface of patients with corneal infections in California and Malawi AbstractBackground. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) determinants on the ocular surface may contribute to poor treatment responses.Methods. An exploratory co

New in #INTHEA: Seitzman et al analyse the antimicrobial resistance genes on the ocular surface of patients with corneal infections across both #California and #Malawi

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Cutaneous leishmaniasis in Afghanistan Abstract. Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis (OWCL) is a sand fly-transmitted skin infection caused by Leishmania species that extends from West Africa to C

New in #TRSTMH: Rahimi and colleagues review the epidemiological and clinical aspects of the cutaneous #leishmaniasis burden in #Afghanistan

#GlobalHealth

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Reduce risk of flu by taking these 6 simple actions! 👇

Systolic hypertension, caesarean duration and prenatal visits as predictors of maternal near miss in Peru AbstractBackground. To identify the predictive factors of maternal near miss in caesarean patients in the obstetrics and gynaecology service at Hospital II

New in #INTHEA: Melgar and Palacios identify predictive factors of maternal near miss in #caesarean patients in #Peru

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Vector incrimination studies of lymphatic filariasis in rural areas of endemic Datia district of Madhya Pradesh, India AbstractBackground. Lymphatic filariasis is a neglected tropical disease caused by infections from Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi or Brugia timori. Th

New in #TRSTMH: Anjal et al conduct a study of ongoing #lymphaticfilariasis transmission in #India 20 years on from the implementation of a mass drug administration program

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