Celebrating 70 years of impact
In 2026, the Ifakara Health Institute commemorates 70 years of scientific excellence and public health impact under the theme “70 Years of Impact.” This milestone marks seven decades of pioneering research, innovation, and enduring Swiss–Tanzanian collaboration that has shaped national, regional, and global health policies—saving millions of lives in Tanzania, Africa, and beyond.
Generating Evidence. Transforming Lives
We envision a healthy and empowered population with access to evidence-based health services and solutions.
We’ll strive to achieve this vision by transforming into a center of excellence that informs health policies and delivery of quality services collaboratively through research, innovation, capacity strengthening and program implementation.
About IHI
Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is a leading health research organization in Africa, with a strong track record of developing, testing and validating innovations for health. We are driven by core strategic mandate for research, training and services. Ifakara encompasses a broad range of scientific disciplines, spanning from basic biomedical and ecological sciences to clinical trials, health systems research, policy translation, and health program implementation.
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Our Projects
We have over sixty active projects.
Strengthening Infectious Disease Research Through Smarter Trial Design
This project titled "A strategies for the efficient design of cluster randomised trials to evaluate novel interventions for infectious disease control" aims to improve how community-level interventions for infectious diseases a…
Address the Burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) among infants in sub-Saharan Africa (PREVENT-RSV)
The PREVENT-RSV project (Preparing for RSV Evidence to Validate Effective Nirsevimab Trial) is a major research initiative led by the Ifakara Health Institute to address the growing burden of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) among infants in sub-Sa…
Studying Community - Acquired Pneumonia Among Adults in Sub-Saharan Africa - "AFROCAP Study"
The AFROCAP-PILOT study, led by the Ifakara Health Institute, marks a significant step in advancing research on community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) among adults in sub-Saharan Africa. It seeks to generate critical evidence to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and over…
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IFAKARA@70: From trials to breakthroughs in the quest for a malaria vaccine
For 70 years, the Ifakara Health Institute has stood at the edge of one of science’s hardest frontiers: a vaccine against malaria.
PARTNERSHIP: Ifakara, Zanzibar Health Research Institute to collaborate on evidence generation
April 16, 2026, 12:00
IFAKARA@70: Treated bed nets – The intervention that reshaped global malaria control
April 17, 2026, 12:00hrs
IFAKARA@70: Seven decades of innovation in the fight against malaria
April 16, 2026, 15:00hrs
IFAKARA@70: How mosquito ecology research is reshaping malaria control
April 15, 2026, 15:00hrs