Summary : SEAMEO TROPMED objectives aim to provide 3 major functions namely: 1) Teaching and training 2) Research and 3) Services. For teaching, the Bangkok School of Tropical Medicine offers five regular international postgraduate programs, - Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene- Master of Clinical Tropical Medicine- Master of Clinical Tropical Pediatrics- Master of Science in Tropical Medicine- Doctor of Philosophy in Tropical Medicine - Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Tropical Medicine. For research, the FTM encourages basic and applied research that leads to the solution of clinical problems in the tropics, and to improving the quality of life of the people, particularly those in tropical and developing countries. Research activities are focused on the development of new knowledge or innovations for the practice of tropical medicine. There are several related organizations within the Faculty to facilitate, improve, and maintain research quality e.g. ethics committees, board of research consultants, and the Research and Academic Affairs Unit. The current research programs include clinical trials in the Bangkok Hospital for Tropical Diseases, laboratory research, field and epidemiology studies covering more than 20 diseases (including malaria, melioidosis, soil-transmitted diseases, and mosquito-borne diseases), HIV/AIDS, and the health effects of unpredicted natural hazards and disasters. For services, the Hospital Tropical Diseases (HTD), a specialized research hospital, is one of the three hospital of Mahidol University, has operated since 1961. The HTD is an administrative structure at the FTM, Mahidol University that brings together a diverse group of faculty, staff and students from several different specialist whose research and teaching is focused on human pathogens and their invertebrate and vertebrate vectors, the diseases caused by these organisms, and the impact of these diseases on human society.