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LIVE: Join @70 Launch on YouTube & Zoom!
Today, on 12th February 2026, Ifakara will officially begin the journey to 70 years of science, innovation, and impact…
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COMMEMORATION: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Today, Ifakara Health Institute proudly joins the global community in celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
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MALARIA: Climate change could trigger millions more cases in Africa, scientists warn
Climate change could reverse hard-won gains against malaria in Africa, leading to hundreds of millions of additional cases and hundreds of thousands of more deaths over the next 25 years, according to a major new scie…
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MOSQUITOES: Study shows how populations are connected across Tanzania
A new study led by scientists from the Ifakara Health Institute and partners in Europe and Africa has found that populations of one of Africa’s major malaria-carrying mosquitoes are genetically connected across …
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WORLD CANCER DAY 2026: United by Unique
On World Cancer Day, we join the World Health Organization in affirming that “cancer can be prevented, detected …
A snip from the Trials journal with insets of Ifakara Health Institute researchers Benno Mbeya and Samwel Lwambura, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
NEW HOPE: Shorter TB treatment on the horizon
Imagine battling a disease that requires you to take pills every day for six long months. For millions living with tuberculosis (TB), this is the reality.
But what if that…
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HIV: Why new infections persist in Eastern, Southern Africa
A new study co-authored by scientists from Ifakara Health Institute has identified key reasons why new HIV infections continue to occur in Eastern and Southern Africa, despite years of progress in prevention and treat…
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HIV: Late diagnosis, drug resistance undermines disease control
A new study in rural Tanzania shows that most adults start HIV treatment long after they are first infected—and that some already carry HIV strains resistant to antiretroviral drugs before treatment begins. Thes…
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MTAFITI: Africa's Silent Burden
"MTAFITI" - the monthly news and events round-up of Ifakara Health Institute - January 2026 edition is out.
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TRAINING: Building skills for better cervical cancer screening, care
Ifakara Health Institute, in partnership with St. Francis Regional Referral Hospital and …