sociedade brasileira de medicina tropical

What sociedade brasileira de medicina tropical does

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) is a non-profit scientific society founded in 1962 and headquartered at the Universidade de Brasília campus in Brasília, Brazil. The organization serves physicians, researchers, public health professionals, and students working in tropical medicine and infectious diseases across Brazil and Latin America, with a legacy of 73 founding members, a lineage of 30 past presidents, and current leadership under President Gustavo Adolfo Sierra Romero (2026-2028) and Vice President Marcia Hueb.

SBMT operates a portfolio of scientific communication and education assets built around four pillars. The flagship is the Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (RSBMT), a peer-reviewed open-access journal hosted on SciELO with more than 60 years of continuous publication. The annual MEDTROP congress, scheduled for its 61st edition in 2026, draws more than 3,000 participants from 20 countries and is complemented by the TropicalCast podcast and a monthly newsletter with 181+ editions. Continuing education is delivered through the PROFEPI online course platform, with new 2026 offerings on AI for health surveillance. A new RSBMT hotsite launched in August 2026 modernizes journal access and discoverability.

Revenue is generated through individual membership dues, congress registration fees and sponsorships, and publication-related services. The society is tightly integrated with Brazil's public infectious-disease research infrastructure — Fiocruz, Instituto Butantan, IBMP, the Universidade de Brasília, REDE-TB, and the Rede Internacional Trypanosoma cruzi/HIV — and has expanded internationally via a 2026 four-year memorandum of understanding with the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) and a collaboration with Illumina in genomic surveillance. The society confers the Medalha do Mérito Científico Carlos Chagas (since 2014) as its principal scientific honor.

Name

sociedade brasileira de medicina tropical

Legal name

Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Website

https://sbmt.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Founded in 1962, Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical is a Brazilian non-profit scientific society serving tropical medicine researchers, physicians, and public health professionals through its RSBMT journal, MEDTROP congress, continuing education programs, and partnerships with leading infectious disease institutions.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Brasília

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: SBMT generates revenue through annual membership fees from its members (researchers, healthcare professionals, students, and other stakeholders in tropical medicine).
2. Congress and Event Revenue: The annual MEDTROP congress generates revenue through participant registrations, sponsorships, and exhibitor fees.
3. Scientific Publication Services: Revenue is not directly generated from the open-access RSBMT journal (which has no publication fees per author guidelines), but the publication supports member value and institutional partnerships.

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Core offering

SBMT is a non-profit scientific society that operates Brazil's leading platform for tropical medicine by publishing the peer-reviewed open-access RSBMT journal via SciELO, hosting the annual MEDTROP congress (the largest tropical medicine event in Latin America), issuing the TropicalCast podcast and monthly newsletter for science dissemination, and delivering self-instructional online professional development courses through the PROFEPI Moodle platform. It additionally serves as a convening body that contributes to public health policy formulation aligned with the Brazilian Unified Health System (SUS).

Product overview

The Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) is a non-profit scientific society founded in 1962 that serves as a professional association for tropical medicine practitioners in Brazil. Its product portfolio centers on three interconnected pillars: (1) the Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (RSBMT) — an open-access peer-reviewed journal published on SciELO since 1966; (2) the MEDTROP Annual Congress — the largest tropical medicine event in Latin America; and (3) knowledge dissemination products including the TropicalCast podcast and the SBMT Newsletter. The society also offers online professional courses through the PROFEPI platform and publishes the MEDTROP Annals as scientific conference proceedings. These offerings are tied together through the SBMT website (sbmt.org.br) and social media channels (YouTube, Spotify, Instagram, Facebook, X).

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Problem solved

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Brands

• TropicalCast: Official podcast of SBMT featuring specialists discussing tropical and neglected diseases
• Newsletter SBMT
• MEDTROP

Products and services

• Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (RSBMT) The official peer-reviewed scientific journal of SBMT, published continuously since 1966. It follows an open-access model via the SciELO platform, uses double-blind peer review with at least three reviewers and one statistical reviewer, and publishes research on tropical diseases and related fields with no author-side publication fees. A new dedicated hotsite (rsbmt.org.br) was launched during MEDTROP 2026.
• MEDTROP Annual Congress The annual scientific congress of SBMT, established in 1962 and held continuously since then, making it the largest and most traditional tropical medicine event in Latin America. The congress brings together researchers, health professionals, students, and public managers for debates on tropical diseases, scientific innovation, and public health policies, and includes satellite symposia, courses, roundtable sessions, and paper presentations.
• TropicalCast Podcast The official podcast of SBMT featuring specialists discussing tropical and neglected diseases. Episodes include interviews and qualified analyses on key tropical medicine topics and are distributed on YouTube and Spotify.
• SBMT Monthly Newsletter Monthly newsletter publication of SBMT covering topics such as climate change and infectious diseases, epidemiological research, and public health policies. Distributed via email and also available as a flip-style digital edition (181+ editions published).
• SBMT Online Courses (PROFEPI) Self-instructional online professional development courses offered through the PROFEPI Virtual Learning Environment (AVA PROFEPI), covering topics such as artificial intelligence for health surveillance, time series analysis with R software, and health indicators for the Black population. Targeted at health professionals, researchers, and students.
• MEDTROP Annals (Anais) Published proceedings of the MEDTROP congress containing scientific works presented at the event. Each volume represents a historical and scientific record of contributions, promoting knowledge exchange and encouraging research advancement in tropical medicine, infectious diseases, parasitology, epidemiology, and public health (ISSN 3086-1624).

Quantifiable outcome

• RSBMT journal achieves approximately 90-day review cycle from submission to acceptance
• +1 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026A four-year Memorandum of Understanding formalizing cooperation between SBMT and ASTMH for scientific exchange, education, professional development, and research networks. Includes joint webinars, educational workshops, shared conference participation, and support for early-career professionals and students. This partnership strengthens tropical medicine collaboration across the Americas.
• Rede Internacional de Atenção e Estudos em Coinfecção Trypanosoma cruzi/HIVcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for disseminating scientific information on Chagas disease/HIV co-infection and other immunosuppressive conditions. Includes reciprocal content promotion on both organizations' websites, joint 3rd Workshop/Course during MEDTROP 2026, and international collaboration with centers in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, and Spain.
• SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online)coreTechnology or IntegrationSBMT's RSBMT journal is published on the SciELO open-access platform, enabling global visibility and accessibility of tropical medicine research. SciELO provides the digital infrastructure for peer-reviewed scientific publishing.
• Núcleo de Medicina Tropical – Universidade de Brasília (UnB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBMT headquarters is located within the Tropical Medicine Center of the University of Brasília. This institutional proximity facilitates academic collaboration and shared research initiatives in tropical medicine.
• Instituto ButantanmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresented a satellite symposium at MEDTROP 2026 on pandemic preparedness and pre-pandemic vaccine development platforms. Butantan is Brazil's leading producer of immunobiological products and vaccines.
• Instituto de Biologia Molecular do Paraná (IBMP)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPromoted a satellite symposium at MEDTROP 2026 on diagnostic innovation for tropical diseases, discussing integrated molecular platforms to address diagnostic gaps in the Global South.
• Rede Brasileira de Pesquisas em Tuberculose (REDE-TB)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipated in MEDTROP 2026 to articulate science, surveillance, and public policies related to tuberculosis. Contributed to discussions on TB research and policy initiatives.
• Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFiocruz representatives participated in MEDTROP 2026. SBMT published tributes to former Fiocruz President Dr. Eloi de Souza Garcia. Fiocruz provides laboratory support and reference testing for epidemiological investigations.

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Direct peers

• American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH): U.S.-based non-profit scientific society dedicated to tropical medicine and global health; the most structurally comparable peer to SBMT as a national scientific society, publisher (AJTMH), and annual congress organizer. SBMT and ASTMH formalized a four-year MOU for scientific exchange, making them direct partners and operational peers.
• Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH): UK-based learned society promoting tropical medicine and hygiene through journals (Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene), conferences, grants, and membership. Closely comparable to SBMT in mission, governance (member-led), and product mix (journal + events + grants).
• Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (SBI): Brazilian national society of infectious disease specialists, publishing the Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases and hosting an annual congress. Overlaps with SBMT on tropical and infectious disease research, public health policy engagement, and Brazilian clinical/research audience.
• International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID): Global non-profit society focused on infectious diseases, publisher of the International Journal of Infectious Diseases and organizer of the International Congress on Infectious Diseases. Comparable in mission, peer-reviewed publishing, and global congress programming focused on tropical and emerging infections.
• Federation of European Societies for Tropical Medicine and International Health (FESTMIH): Umbrella federation of European national tropical medicine and international health societies that coordinates the European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH). Comparable to SBMT as a coordinating body for tropical medicine research, training, and policy across a region.

Broad incumbents

• Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA): Large U.S.-based professional society for infectious diseases physicians, publisher of major journals (Journal of Infectious Diseases, Clinical Infectious Diseases) and IDWeek. Comparable at the publishing and congress level, but with a broader clinical ID mandate beyond tropical medicine specifically.

Emerging players

• Brazilian Society of Parasitology (SBP): Brazilian national society focused on parasitology, overlapping with SBMT on diseases like Chagas, leishmaniasis, and malaria. Operates its own journal and meetings, competing for the same Brazilian researcher and clinical audience in parasitology-specific niches.

Regional players

• Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca (ENSP/Fiocruz): Brazil's leading public health graduate school and research institute, partner of SBMT (Fiocruz representatives at MEDTROP 2026). Comparable as a research-and-training institution publishing in tropical medicine and public health, though structured as a government-affiliated graduate school rather than a membership society.

Others

• Pan American Health Organization (PAHO): Regional WHO office for the Americas, a major funder and convener on tropical disease elimination (malaria, NTDs, TB) in Latin America. Not a peer society, but a key counterpart organization that SBMT engages with for regional policy, surveillance, and research dissemination.
• PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases: Open-access journal (not a society) dedicated specifically to NTDs - the same disease focus that anchors SBMT's RSBMT journal and MEDTROP programming. Serves as a peer publication venue for tropical medicine researchers and a potential competitor or collaborator for high-quality NTD submissions.

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