A snip from the BMC Medical Genomics journal with an inset of the Ifakara Health Institute scientist, Mohamed Sasamalo and Jerry Hella, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
UNCOVERED: The genetic battle between humans and TB bacteria
A recent study in Tanzania has uncovered fresh insights on the genetic battle between humans and mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb), the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis (TB). Published on BMC Medica…
A snip from the BMJ Public Health journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist, Francis Ngadaya, the lead author of the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
HEALTH FINANCING: Closing the funding gap for malaria, HIV, and TB
A new study has warned that Tanzania must urgently find sustainable ways to finance its fight against malaria, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis (TB) as funding from international donors continues to decline, partly due to g…
A snip from the Science journal with insets of Ifakara Health Institute scientists Emmanuel Kaindoa, Joel Odero & Fredros Okumu, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
MOSQUITO RESEARCH: Scientists analyze the DNA of a major but understudied mosquito species
For over a century, anopheles funestus has been one of the deadliest carriers of malaria across Africa, yet little is known about its genetic makeup. In a recent study, scientists have taken a detailed look i…
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POLICY BRIEF: How Tanzania can pay health providers better under universal health insurance
A new policy brief by researchers from the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) sheds light on how healthcare providers in Tanzania are paid — and why i…
Graphic: Basel Research Centre for Child Health (BRCCH).
SEMINAR: Ifakara, partners discuss the future of mosquito net procurement
On September 15, 2025, the Basel Research Centre for Child Health (BRCCH) hosted a seminar titled “Evidence in f…
A snip from the Social Science & Medicine journal with insets of Ifakara Health Institute scientists Dr. Peter Binyaruka and John Maiba, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
HEALTH SYSTEMS: Timely payments to health facilities can improve care for mothers and babies
A new study in Tanzania shows that making regular and timely bonus payments to health facilities can improve maternal and child health services in the country. The funds help clinics buy essential medicines, keep staf…
Group photo of PAF attendees. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications & CARTA
MEETING: Ifakara, CARTA host partners for 20th annual forum
The Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa (CARTA) and the Ifakara Health Institute co-hosted the 20th CAR…
A snip from Gates Open Research with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Omar Lweno, the lead author of the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
MATERNAL HEALTH: Ifakara leads landmark B12 study for pregnant women
A team of researchers from Tanzania and the United States has launched an important study looking at how much vitamin B12 pregnant women really need. The trial, carried out at the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) in Bag…
A snip from the PLOS Global Public Health journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientists Honorati Masanja, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
MATERNAL HEALTH: Low-dose calcium in pregnancy could save millions of lives, study finds
Giving pregnant women a low-dose of calcium could prevent millions of cases of preterm birth and preeclampsia while saving money, according to a new global study published in PLOS Global Public Health.…
A snip from the Reproductive Health journal with insets of Ifakara Health Institute scientists, Dr. Ester Elisaria, Mary Ramesh, and Donat Shamba, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
COVID-19: How the pandemic disrupted contraceptive access in Tanzania, India and Nigeria
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many women across the globe faced more than just the threat of the virus. For thousands in Tanzania, India and Nigeria the crisis disrupted access to contraceptives and family planning …