RSHTM Beat NTDs Photo Contest (showcasing fight against neglected tropical diseases) 2018

RSHTM are partnering with the Neglected Tropical Disease NGO Network (NNN) to launch a photo competition to find the most engaging photographic representation of the work being done to prevent, control, treat and eliminate (NTDs) around the world.

Application Deadline: 17th August 2018

To Be Taken At (Country): Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

About the Award: The photo competition is an opportunity to raise awareness of the devastating impact NTDs can have on people’s lives, but also the positive stories of those on the ground delivering services including treatment and care, working in communities, researching treatments and lobbying governments in their collective efforts to achieve a world free of NTDs.

Neglected Tropical Disease (NTDs) are a group of treatable and preventable diseases that continue to affect over 1.5 billion of the world’s most impoverished, marginalised people living in remote communities. Despite their prevalence, they get little attention or coverage.

Type: Contest

Eligibility: 

• The competition is open to all, but more specifically those in the field of tropical medicine and global health.
• We are looking for innovative and striking images that represent any aspect of the fight against neglected tropical diseases.
• This could be images of a treatment programme, human interest portraits, shots of mosquitos/parasites, researchers at work, or any objects or environments that represent NTDs.

Number of Awards: 1

Value of Award: 

• The winners will be announced and exhibited at the NNN conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
• The overall winner will win a cash prize of £500 and the chance to be on the cover of RSTMH’s journal, International Health.
• The 10 best images (as judged by the judging panel) will also be featured in a photo exhibition at the NNN conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 24-26 September 2018.

Duration of Programme:  24-26 September 2018.

How to Apply: Send your images to sarah.marzouk@rstmh.org with a brief caption (explaining who is in the image, the location, the project/content of the photo, the organisations/institutions involved, disease(s) represented, etc.) and photo credit

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Award Providers: Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.