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COMMEMORATION: Happy International Workers’ Day 2025!
We, at the Ifakara Health Institute, wish all our stakeholders a happy Worke…
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MTAFITI: April 2025 Edition is OUT!
"MTAFITI" - the monthly news and events round-up of Ifakara Health Institute - April 2025 edition is out. The main theme of the current edition focuses on tackling disability exclusion in health research as …
Participants from the Day of Immunology Symposium, pose for a group photo. PHOTO: Ifakara Communications
SYMPOSIUM: Exploring the link between neurological disorders and immune system
Yesterday, the Tanzania Immunology Society, in collaboration with the Ifakara Health Institute and partners, hosted the 2025 Day of Immunol…
A snip from the Vaccine journal with insets of Ifakara Health Institute scientists Robert Tillya and Abdallah Mkopi, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
IMMUNIZATION: Why some kids in Tanzania miss their full vaccine protection
A new study led by Dr. Robert Tillya, a seasoned researcher at the Ifakara Health Institute, reveals thousands of Tanzanian children are not fully protected against five deadly diseases due to incomplete vaccination s…
Representatives from the SUM-101 clinical trial team at Ifakara Health Institute and TMDA pose for a group photo during their meeting in Morogoro. PHOTO | IFAKARA Communications
MEETING: Ifakara, TMDA review regulatory requirements for new malaria vaccine trial
Last week, Ifakara Health Institute's SUM-101 clinical trial team conducted a pre-submission meeting with the Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA) in Morogoro. The meeting aimed to align on requ…
A snip from the Vaccine journal with insets of Ifakara Health Institute scientists (from L-R) Husna Hoffu, Joel Changaluchaa, Kennedy Lushasi, and Lwitiko Sikana, who contributed to the study.
RABIES: Optimizing supply chains for better access to lifesaving vaccines
A new study published on Vaccine presents ways to optimize human rabies vaccine supply chains, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where the disease remains a major threat. Although rabies can be…
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COMMEMORATION: Momentous Day as Tanzania Union turns 61!
Today, April 26 marks a momentous day in the Tanzania’s history — which marks the Union between the Republic of Tanganyika and …
Poster: Ifakara Comms
#MALARIADAY2025: Committed to ending malaria in our lifetime!
On World Malaria Day 2025 today, themed “Malaria Ends with Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite,” the Ifakara Health Institute reaffirms its vision to be a l…
Ifakara's Head of the Training and Capacity Building Department, Dr. Shubis Kafuruki gives opening remarks during the Curriculum Review meeting held in Morogoro. Photo by IFAKARA Communications
MEETING: Stage is set for the next generation of public health experts
This week in Morogoro, Ifakara Health Institute convened a four-day curriculum review meeting from April 23–25, 2025. The main goal was to critically assess and refine the curriculum to ensure its continued rele…
A snip from the Molecular Ecology journal with insets of Ifakara Health Institute scientists Sophia Mwinyi and Fredros Okumu, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
DISCOVERY: New mosquito species with unique resistance profile found in Tanzania’s coast
Scientists at the Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania and two partners – the University of Glasgow and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK – have uncovered a previously unknown mosquito group within the ano…