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SEMTSI

Sociedad Española de Medicina Tropical y Salud Internacional

Madrid, Spain

HealthMedical researchEducationRefugees & Migration
AssociationFounded 1998International reach
Profile last updated: October 30, 2026

About

Founded in 1998, SEMTSI is a non-profit association based in Madrid, Spain working on health, medical research, education +1 more.

SEMTSI is a non-profit scientific and charitable society founded in 1998 in Spain. It brings together professionals working in basic research, clinical care and applied projects in tropical medicine and international health. The society collaborates with health authorities on public health activities, protocols, recommendations and clinical guidelines, including on imported infectious diseases and the health of migrants arriving by sea. It also runs training grants, a podcast, working groups and a biennial congress, and co-organises the FESTMIH congress. Its membership exceeds 500 members.

Location

Madrid, Spain

Founded

1998

Organisation type

Association

Legal form

Sociedad Científico-Benéfica

Legal name

Sociedad Española de Medicina Tropical y Salud Internacional

Members

500

VAT number

G61688602

Focus areas

Medicina tropicalSalud internacionalEnfermedades tropicales desatendidasMedicina del viajeroEnfermedad de ChagasMalariaSalud de migrantes

Languages

ES

Causes & programmes

Causes

HealthMedical researchEducationRefugees & Migration

Works for

Refugees & Migrants

How they work

ResearchAwareness & educationCapacity buildingGrant-making

Programmes

Podcast SEMTSI: Dr. Livingstone, contagioso supongo

Education

Podcast that disseminates topics on international health, tropical and travel medicine, and infectious diseases through expert interviews.

Becas SEMTSI Mundo Sano

Education · Ethiopia, Mozambique, Angola

Scholarship programme offering training stays in Ethiopia, Mozambique and Angola.

Grupos de Trabajo SEMTSI

Health

Working groups formed by members to develop consensus documents, clinical guidelines and recommendations on specific tropical and imported diseases and migrant health.

Countries of operation

SpainEthiopiaMozambiqueAngola

Funding & support

Funded by

Membership fees

Ways to support

Membership

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

FESTMIHCOSCE

Partnerships

Open Arms, Centro Nacional de Medicina Tropical, Instituto de Salud Carlos III

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