ENGAGEMENT: Ifakara at Zanzibar digital health conference to advance scalable innovation
Scientists from the Ifakara Health Institute wer…
CHILD HEALTH: Early detection gaps put those disabled at risk
Many children with disabilities in Tanzania are missing out on early support and care because they are not being identified in time, putting their …
MTAFITI: Her Voice, Her Impact, Her Legacy
"MTAFITI" - the monthly news and events round-up of Ifakara Healt…
INSECTICIDE: Malaria mosquitoes weakened by common control chemical
Researchers from the Ifakara Health Institute have found that a commonly used mosquito control chemical, pyriproxyfen, can weaken malaria-carrying …
TRAINING: Ifakara, partners empower young health professionals with cardiac care skills
Twenty-four young clinicians have enhanced their cardiac diagnostic skills through an intensive echocardiography training course jointly organized …
MALARIA CONTROL: Targeting mosquitoes early at the source
Larval source management—a strategy that targets mosquitoes at their breeding and larval stages—is gaining attention as an alternative …
CONFERENCE: NEST360 Tanzania shines at International Maternal, Newborn Health Conference in Nairobi
The NEST360 program, implemented in Tanzania by the Ifakara Health In…
MALARIA: Climate change driving disease fears in Tanzania’s rural communities
Communities in south-eastern Tanzania are increasingly linking changing weather patterns to a rise in malaria, according to a new study.
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BREAKTHROUGH: New drug offers hope in the fight against river blindness
Two new studies suggest that oxfendazole, a medicine long used in animals, could have the potential to treat river blindness, a parasitic disease a…
MEETING: Informing Tanzania’s key milestones in early childhood development
On 16–17 March 2026, the Ministry of Commu…