Generating Evidence. Transforming Lives

We envision a healthy and empowered population with access to evidence-based health services and solutions.

We’ll strive to achieve this vision by transforming into a center of excellence that informs health policies and delivery of quality services collaboratively through research, innovation, capacity strengthening and program implementation.

About IHI

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is a leading health research organization in Africa, with a strong track record of developing, testing and validating innovations for health. We are driven by core strategic mandate for research, training and services. Ifakara encompasses a broad range of scientific disciplines, spanning from basic biomedical and ecological sciences to clinical trials, health systems research, policy translation, and health program implementation.

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Our Projects

We have over sixty active projects.

GAVI Rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) Review - "Gavi-PEP"

The "Gavi-PEP" project aims to identify effective community engagement strategies to enhance rabies post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) uptake and assess the feasibility of integrating Rabies PEP into Tanzania's Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI).

Epidemiology of Malaria Infection in Sub-Saharan African Countries

Ifakara Health Institute is set to conduct the Epidemiology of Malaria Infection in Sub-Saharan African Countries project in collaboration with BioNTech SE, Germany. This milestone research project aims to assess malaria infection rates and provide essential dat…

Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMM) Training

The Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMM) Training, organized by Ifakara Health Institute and funded by AMMnet, aims to enhance participants' skills in data analysis, particularly in the implementation of GLMMs using R. The training is designed to provide partic…

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