The team touring Amana Regional Referral Hospital in Dar es Salaam. PHOTO: Jitihada Baraka, NEST360 Tz Communications Liaison Officer.
VISIT: Rice360 team visits Tanzania to witness progress of newborn care program
On June 18, 2025, the NEST360 program implemented by Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania had the pleasure of hosting representatives from the Ri…
Ifakara senior research scientist and health economist, Dr. Peter Binyaruka presenting at the conference.
FORUM: Ifakara presents at conference to end extreme poverty
Ifakara Health Institute was proud to take part in conversation on ending extreme poverty at the DEEP International Conference on Poverty Evidence…
A snip from the Frontiers in Public Health with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Fahad Mwakalebela, the lead author of the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
WELLBEING: Study links physical activity to healthy weight, but not brain function
A new study from southern Tanzania has found that most school-aged children in rural areas are physically active and maintain a healthy weight. While physical activity was strongly linked to reduced obesity risk, rese…
A snip from the PLOS One journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Andrew Katende, the lead author of the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
CRITICAL CARE: New study reveals survival trends in Tanzania’s rural low-resource settings
A groundbreaking study led by scientists from the Ifakara Health Institute and the University of Basel has shed new light on the lives of critically ill patients treated in rural Tanzania.
Photo: Ifakara Communications
AWARD: Ifakara scientist wins travel grant to present at the EDCTP forum in Kigali, Rwanda
Ifakara Health Institute’s Sheikha Salum Mohamed has been selected among 100 early- and mid-career investigators to receive a travel award …
The IMARISHA Project team poses for a group photo at the project kick-off meeting in Cape Town, South Africa. Photo courtesy: Dr. Sally Mtenga.
KICK-OFF: Ifakara, partners launch project to address workplace violence in primary healthcare
From June 17–21, 2025, in Cape Town, South Africa, the Ifakara Health Institute participated in the global launch of the IMARISHA project—a new five-year initiative focused on addressing gendered workplace…
A snip from the BMJ Public Health journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Dr. Peter Binyaruka, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
HEALTH INSURANCE: Study reveals gaps in health coverage for women of reproductive age
A new study in northwest Tanzania reveals that women of reproductive age spend more on their own healthcare needs than on maternity care—but the poorest women still face major disadvantages.
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Group photo of the meeting attendees. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
ENGAGEMENT: Ifakara hosts Gates Foundation expert for collaborative research discussions
Ifakara Health Institute was honored to host Dr. Estée Török, an internationally recognized infectious disease expert and Senior…
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TRAINING: Introduction to “Machine Learning” with Dr. Isaac Lyatuu
On Friday, June 13, 2025, Isaac Lyatuu — a public health researcher with expertise in data science and health im…
Group photo of the meeting attendees. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
COUNTDOWN TO 2030: Ifakara hosts preparatory analytical workshop in Dar
On June 13, 2025, Ifakara Health Institute hosted a vital preparatory workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania as part of t…