The importance of RSTMH on the issue of drug resistant infections The international challenge of DRIs is increasingly illustrated by many national and international funding bodies highlighting it as a priority area of research, with an increase in collaborative opportunities to apply for support for investigations into both the problem of DRIs and potential solutions. 13 Sep 2018
High lead contamination of animal foods pre-dispose the Ugandan population to cancer Inorganic compounds are such a key part of our ecosystem, it is difficult to define human history without making a key reference to them. 12 Sep 2018
In praise of a portfolio career “We know what we are but not what we may be…” Shakespeare – Hamlet Act IV 30 Aug 2018
The B!RTH Project: exclusive offer for RSTMH members The B!RTH Project – a unique fusion of science and theatre – is delighted to invite RSTMH members to an evening of theatre and debate this 4 October at the Wellcome Collection in London. 29 Aug 2018
Empowering UK health professionals to engage with global health issues The model used to determine how health services are funded, organised and delivered clearly affects our health. In addition, so do factors as far-reaching as housing, education, employment, social services, transport, the environment and the economy. Despite an increasing understanding of these wider determinants, curricula for health professionals often only gloss over them and still do not empower health professionals to engage in these issues effectively. 17 Aug 2018
The road to eliminating lymphatic filariasis by 2020 The Centre for Neglected Tropical Diseases (CNTD) at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine was formed in 2009 with a grant from DFID to work towards the goal of elimination of lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem by 2020 through disease mapping followed by mass drug administration (MDA). 15 Aug 2018
Asian lineage of Zika virus confirmed in a microcephaly case from Angola A case of a newborn with microcephaly and other characteristic abnormalities associated with congenital Zika virus syndrome was linked by laboratory tests (a positive nucleic acid test) to Zika virus (Asian lineage) infection for the first time in Angola. 09 Aug 2018
Time to optimise the radical cure of malaria We’ve made great progress fighting one of the world’s deadliest parasitic infections, Plasmodium falciparum malaria, but we still have more a lot more work to do to tackle P. vivax malaria, the most widespread species. 26 Jul 2018
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. 24 Jul 2018
Building collaborative momentum to fight snakebite Up to 138,000 people a year die of snakebite and 450,000 people who survive suffer permanent injury or disability, so this is a topic that deserved this concerted focus from WHO, governments, NGOs, researchers, clinicians and representatives of industry. 18 Jul 2018
Light out of Deep Darkness: Trachoma in Egypt With the increasing success of trachoma control, it is perhaps salutary to reflect on the warriors from a previous era who fought the plague of ophthalmia and, in particular, the inspirational achievements of Arthur Ferguson MacCallan which I have recorded in the second edition of Light out of Deep Darkness 27 Jun 2018
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. 14 Jun 2018