Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

A new review article is out now in the latest issue of International Health. Fassikaw kebede Bizuneh et al discuss the mortality rates of children in Ethiopia infected by both TB and HIV. Read their findings here: academic.oup.com/inthealth/arti…

Now Open: 2026 RSTMH Student Essay Competition Our annual Essay Competition invites students to tackle a challenging question about global health. The winner will receive £200 and a year's RSTMH membership. Find out more and submit by 5 June: rstmh.org/medals-awards/…

A new original article in Transactions by Echeverría and team. In it, they assess the clinical outcomes for individuals hospitalised with Chagas disease in the USA. Keep reading, here: academic.oup.com/trstmh/advance…

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A new original article in Transactions.  Ávila and team use spatio-temporal analysis tools to study the spread of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil from 2010 to 2019. Find out more, here: academic.oup.com/trstmh/advance…

To mark #InternationalWomensDay, we spoke to three of our members across different career stages. They told us about their research into women’s health and the ways that gender has impacted their careers. Read what they said in our latest blog: lnkd.in/eqhuXCAv #IWD2026

New Lessons from the Field article in International Health ➡️ Manning et al. look at the impact of mobile malaria workers in Cambodia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full article, here: academic.oup.com/inthealth/arti…

A new original article in Transactions by Bedaso highlights how mycetoma is still posing a large public health risk in Ethiopia and evaluates how patients with it are treated. Read more, here: academic.oup.com/trstmh/advance…

New Lessons from the Field article by Lambert et al. in International Health. The article provides recommendations for implementing pharmacy services in Tanzanian hospitals. Read the full article, here: academic.oup.com/inthealth/arti…

A new original article by Tinard and team in Transactions. In it, they discuss how a surveillance for poliovirus in Mayotte, Indian Ocean, revealed a wide diversity of non-polio enteroviruses. Find out more, here: academic.oup.com/trstmh/article…

New original article in International Health ➡️ Timothy et al. explore the lived experiences of victims of humanitarian crises within internally displaced persons camps. Read the full article, here: academic.oup.com/inthealth/arti…

New article by Tessi et al. in International Health uses ecological modelling to investigate how climate change influences the spread of malaria in Benin. Read the full article, here: academic.oup.com/inthealth/arti…

New original article in Transactions. Nunes da Silva and Diaz-Quijano explore how social inequalities can be used to find active cases of tuberculosis in Brazil. Keep reading, here: academic.oup.com/trstmh/advance…

New original article in International Health ➡️ Mekonnen et al. explore how women’s empowerment in Ethiopia could improve rates of health service use for childhood illnesses. Read the full article, here: academic.oup.com/inthealth/arti…

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A new original article by Abdullah and team published in Transactions. They explore how using digital household survey data can assist in finding active cases of Tuberculosis in India. Read more, here: academic.oup.com/trstmh/advance…

New Letter to the Editor by Zhang et al. in International Health. The article examines the opportunities and challenges in China’s system of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read the full article, here: academic.oup.com/inthealth/arti…

New original article in Transactions by  Bosede et al. By using a mixed-method study, they show how integrating digital surveillance systems can enhance case detection of NTDs in Nigeria. Find out more, here: academic.oup.com/trstmh/advance…

New original article in International Health ➡️ Ganancial, Cruz-Delfino, and Hsieh identify geographical inequalities in maternal healthcare in the Philippines over a 10-year span. Read the full article, here: academic.oup.com/inthealth/arti…

A new Letter to the Editor published in Transactions. Nathkapach and Schawanya Kaewpitoon Rattanapitoon comment on the use of formalin-fixed faecal microscopy to detect soil-transmitted helminths. Read more, here: academic.oup.com/trstmh/advance…