Important institutional updates, opportunities, and notices.
For the first time in the recent medical development history, almost all patients with chronic TB, which is technically called DR-TB, can be treated for six months using oral drugs. The revelation is based on new clinical evidence presented and published rece…
Congratulations to Halfan Ngowo and Neema Gamasa for earning a PhD and fellowship, respectively!
Ifakara Health Institute invites applications from eligible, competent and qualified companies for the pre-qualification to provide goods and services for the 2022/2023 financial year.
Ifakara Communications Office has issued an official statement to rebuke fake information circulating on social media, particularly WhatsApp, calling people to a study involving drunk participants in Kisarawe District, Coast Region. The Institute distances it…
Ifakara Health Institute Chief Executive Director, Dr. Honorati Masanja, has issued an official statement on the World Malaria Day 2022. While focusing on this year’s theme: “Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives,&…
Ifakara Health Institute's Health Impact Assessment for Sustainable Development (HIA4SD) project plans to host a short course on health impact assessment of large infrastructure projects. The course is designed for environmental or social health experts/t…
Ifakara Health Institute observes the World TB Day 2022 on March 24. Each year, the world recognizes World TB Day on March 24 - an annual event that commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the …
It’s Women’s Day today! Ifakara Health Institute Chief Executive Director has issued a special statement in which he affirms IFAKARA commitment to give women staff of the organization equal rights, opportunities and the future they deserve.
The director of the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Dr. Mwelecele Ntuli Malecela, widely known for a short form of her first name – “Mwele” died…
Ifakara Health Institute and Maternity Foundation have partnered with the Danish Embassy in Tanzania and the Ole Kirk Foundation to launch a Swahili version of the Safe Delivery App – a mobile training tool and job aid for healthcare workers to ensure s…
Tanzania’s Ministry of Health, Temeke Referral Hospital, and the NEST360 (Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies) program, on November 16, 2021, launched a new partnership for improved newborn care in Tanzania.
The Supply Chain Management Unit, previously Procurement Management Unit, has announced vendors pre-qualified to offer various services to Ifakara branches and sites for the 2021/22 financial year.
