Welcome

Welcome to the Rotterdam Center for Tropical Medicine (RoCTM). The Center was established in 2011 and aims to contribute to Tropical Medicine in general with its own particular emphasis and expertise.

The RoCTM promotes development in Tropical Medicine through education and research.

The Center has a unique position in the Netherlands and offers 25 years of experience in medical and nursing care and research in a tropical environment, both in the field as in a (academic and district) hospital setting.
Through this website the RoCTM aims to be fully transparent in all its activities thus contributing to a better understanding of Tropical Medicine and the potential impact of education and research among the general public.

Ed E Zijlstra, MSc PhD FRCP FRCPath
Internist
(Specialized in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine)

Director

Helma WC Hofland, RN SCRN MScN

nurse scientist / burncare in Africa

(Specialized in Pediatrics, Intensive care, Wound care – in particular Burn injuries)

 

Recent publications

Zijlstra EE. Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis in East Africa, with focus on Sudan: Review of three decades of experience and research. Ann Med Sci Res 2025;4:S35-46.
Hofland HWC, Opegu TM, Kalanzi EW, Viyuyi E, Chikoto T, Zijlstra EE. Increasing experience in the use of papaya for burn injuries in an African context, potential and limitations. Burns Open 9 (2025) 100385
MT- final edition, 2025, vol 63, 7-13 Medical Education in Global Health and Tropical Medicine.
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News

21st European Burns Association Congress 3-6 September 2025, Berlin, Germany

Contributions included (see under Events): Presentations on 1. Use of tropical fruit Papaya in treatment of burn injuries 2. Toxic epidermal necrolysis  

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