CITIZEN SCIENCE: In Tanzania, it is motivation, not money, that drives the fight against malaria
“Fighting malaria is everyone’s concern.” That’s the message from community members in rural south-eastern Tanzania, where …
VISIT: Ifakara welcomes Gates Foundation to Bagamoyo site
On October 7 2025, the Ifakara Health Institute was honored to welcome a delegation from the Gates Foundation – on…
UNCOVERED: The genetic battle between humans and TB bacteria
A recent study in Tanzania has uncovered fresh insights on the genetic battle between humans and mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb), the ba…
HEALTH FINANCING: Closing the funding gap for malaria, HIV, and TB
A new study has warned that Tanzania must urgently find sustainable ways to finance its fight against malaria, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis (TB) as f…
MOSQUITO RESEARCH: Scientists analyze the DNA of a major but understudied mosquito species
For over a century, anopheles funestus has been one of the deadliest carriers of malaria across Africa, yet little is known about its gene…
POLICY BRIEF: How Tanzania can pay health providers better under universal health insurance
A new policy brief by researchers from the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) sheds li…
SEMINAR: Ifakara, partners discuss the future of mosquito net procurement
On September 15, 2025, the Basel Research Centre…
HEALTH SYSTEMS: Timely payments to health facilities can improve care for mothers and babies
A new study in Tanzania shows that making regular and timely bonus payments to health facilities can improve maternal and child health services in …
MEETING: Ifakara, CARTA host partners for 20th annual forum
The Consortium for Advanced Research Training in …
MATERNAL HEALTH: Ifakara leads landmark B12 study for pregnant women
A team of researchers from Tanzania and the United States has launched an important study looking at how much vitamin B12 pregnant women really nee…