A snip from the Health Policy and Planning journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Aloyce Urassa, the lead author of the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
ALERT: Study warns against climate-related health risks in Tanzania
Floods, droughts and extreme heat are increasingly threatening health and livelihoods in Tanzania, with researchers warning that the country remains inadequately prepared to respond to the growing risks linked to clim…
Group photo of the meeting attendees.
NEWBORN CARE: Commemorating Immediate Kangaroo Mother Care
Stakeholders in newborn health convened on May 22, 2026, at the Muhimbili National Hospital, Mloganzila, to commemorat…
Group photo of the meeting attendees.
WORKSHOP: Nutrition stakeholders validates Tanzania’s MMS implementation roadmap
The Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) participated in the workshop to Validate the Road Map for Implementation of …
A snip from The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Honorati Masanja, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
MATERNAL HEALTH: Study finds low-dose calcium just as safe for pregnant women as high-dose
A large trial in Tanzania and India has found that low-dose calcium supplements taken during pregnancy are just as safe as the higher recommended dose when it comes to anemia and iron levels.
A snip from the Malaria Journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Najat Kahamba, the lead author of the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
MALARIA CONTROL: Study maps breeding grounds sustaining mosquitoes
Scientists in Tanzania have identified seasonal water habitats that help one of Africa’s deadliest malaria mosquitoes survive and spread, in findings that could strengthen control efforts in malaria endemic coun…
A snip from PLOS Global Public Health with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute Kennedy Lushasi, the lead author of the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
RABIES: Tanzania still faces barriers to lifesaving treatment
In a new study, researchers in Tanzania and the UK have warned that vaccine shortages, long travel distances and treatment costs continue to put dog-bite victims at risk in Tanzania, despite rabies being preventable w…
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LAUNCHED: Smart drone technology initiative to end malaria in Zanzibar
On 12 May 2026, the Zanzibar Ministry of Health, through the Zanzibar Malaria Elimination Programme (ZAMEP), together with the World Health Organization (WHO), Japan’s SORA Technology, and the Ifakara Health Ins…
A snip from the Global Health Action journal with insets of Ifakara Health Institute scientists Donat Shamba, Jitihada Baraka and Nahya Salim, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
CHILD DEVELOPMENT: Scientists share valuable lessons from inclusive school readiness programme
A community-based caregiving programme is helping improve school readiness for young children — including those with disabilities — in low- and middle-income countries, where many children still miss out o…
Dr Issa Mshani facilitating the session. PHOTO: Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST),
BOOT CAMP: Ifakara scientist highlights AI’s transformative power in African healthcare
On the 15 of May 2026, Research Scientist at the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI), Dr Issa Mshani, took part in an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Boot Camp organized under the Samia Scholarship on Data Science and Artific…
A snip from the East African Science Journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Moshi Moshi Shabani, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
WARNING: Tanzania study finds common antibiotics becoming less effective
Several antibiotics commonly used to treat infections in Tanzania may be becoming less effective, according to a new study conducted at Benjamin Mkapa Hospital, a tertiary public hospital in the country’s capita…