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The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene's most prestigious award, the Sir Patrick Manson Medal, is being given this year to Professor Kevin Marsh, a Malariologist and Global Health Researcher. Professor Marsh is the Director of the Africa Oxford Initiative and Senior Adviser Science for Africa Foundation at the University of Oxford. His major research interests focus on immunity to and pathogenesis of malaria, and he has a particular interest in supporting science and scientific leadership across Africa.

Kevin Marsh

"It is an incredible honour to be awarded the Sir Patrick Manson medal. It actually gives me a sense of unreality to see my name added to the list of previous awardees, which embodies so much of the history of the whole field of Tropical Medicine and Global Health. Of course this is a landscape that has changed enormously since Manson's time, perhaps most importantly in recognising the urgency of shifting the centre of gravity of decision making and leadership to the countries and communities that face the greatest global health challenges. I am delighted that this is a shift that the RSTMH has wholeheartedly embraced and this makes it particularly special to receive the societies highest honour," says Professor Marsh.

Read the full list of Medals and Awards Winners 2025 on the RSTMH website