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#IASC2024: The 3rd Ifakara Annual Scientific Conference
The much-anticipated 2024 Ifakara Annual Scientific Conference, themed "Driving Health Impact through Collaborative Research and Innovation," took place in Bagamoyo – Tanzania’s former capital an…
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CONDOLENCES: Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Faustine Ndugulile
It is with profound sorrow that the Ifakara Health Institute extends its heartfelt condolences to the family, friends, and all Tanzanians who were touched by the remarkable life and work of Dr. Faustine Engelbert Ndug…
Ifakara Health Institute senior scientist Kamaka Kassim at a capacity-building training at the Haydom Lutheran Hospital in Manyara Region, Tanzania.
TRAINING: Strengthening Haydom hospital’s research capacity
From November 18 to 22, 2024, Ifakara Health Institute senior scientist Kamaka …
US Ambassador Michael Battle (4th from left) accompanied by Ifakara Health Institute Chief Executive Director, Dr. Honorati Masanja,(5th from left) observe demonstrations during a visit to the Ifakara laboratory in Kingani, Bagamoyo. Photo credit: IFAKARA Communications.
VISIT: US Ambassador witnesses cutting-edge research facilities in Bagamoyo, Tanzania
On 25 November 2024, Ifakara Health Institute had the privilege of welcoming the U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania Michael Battle for a site visit to research platforms located at the Institute’s offices in Kingani, B…
Dr. Sarah Moore clarifies a point when speaking at a past gathering in Bagamoyo, Tanzania on November 20, 2024 - PHOTO - IFAKARA FILE
APPOINTMENT: Ifakara scientist now adjunct professor at the University of Basel
Ifakara Health Institute scientist, Dr. Sarah Moore, has been promoted to the p…
A snip from the Nature journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Maxmillian Mpina who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
EVALUATION: Assessing progress, challenges of the first malaria vaccine - RTS,S
The first malaria vaccine to receive the World Health Organization (WHO) approval - RTS,S – has been a significant step forward in the fight against malaria. However, new findings underline the need to strengthe…
Dr. Dunstan Bishanga, PMI Shinda (Defeat) Malaria's Chief of Party emphasizes a point during a discussion at the visit. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
TOUR: Global Fund reviews health interventions in Kagera, Tanzania
A Global Fund delegation recently visited Tanzania's Kagera region to review health interventions aimed at combati…
(L-R) Donat Shamba and Dr Peter Binyaruka, Ifakara scientists at the at the 8th Health Systems Research (HSR2024) Global Symposium in Nagasaki, Japan.
FORUM: Ifakara highlights Tanzania’s health system innovations in Japan
Two researchers from the Ifakara Health Institute, Dr. Peter Binyaruka and Donat Shamba, are representing the Health Systems, Impact Evaluation, …
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EXCLUSIVE: Ifakara shares malaria innovations in The Telegraph
In a recent exclusive interview with one of the top UK tabloids, The Telegraph, Ifakara Health Institute highlighted the groundbreaking innovations it is pioneering in the fight against malaria.
Prof. Samson Kiware (Left), a research scientist at Ifakara Health Institute, engages with a participant during a session on Malaria Vector Control and Surveillance training held in Ifakara, Morogoro. Photo by IFAKARA Communications
TRAINING: How to effectively deal with a notorious mosquito species - anopheles stephensi
This week, Ifakara Health Institute, in collaboration with the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP), conducted an intensive six-day refresher training on effective malaria vector entomological control and surveil…