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Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) was founded in 1907 by Mr. (later Sir) James Cantlie and Dr. George Carmichael Low.The objectives of the Society were originally to study and discuss diseases met with in tropical countries.

Today the RSTMH is a multi-disciplinary Society which deals with international health as well as classic tropical diseases.