Our Contribution to New Knowledge in Public Health
Each year, our scientists publish over 100 articles in international journals
Each year, our scientists publish over 100 articles in international journals
Our Data Repository provides information from hundreds of our past projects that can be useful for research, training, policy and action.
A vibrant community of inspiration, ideation and collaboration for solution development
Since 2018, our management system has been certified as ISO 9001: 2015 compliant
We offer a unique accredited Masters of Science in Public Health Research (MScPHR) in collaboration with the Nelson Mandela African Institution for Science and Technology. We have a dedicated Training Center for the program in Bagamoyo, Tanzania.
Our BSL II labs in Bagamoyo have been accredited as ISO 15189:2012 compliant by the Southern African Development Community Accreditation Service (SADCAS).
Malaria is a disease of poverty and still a major global health problem, especially in Africa. Almost all African countries are located in a malaria-endemic area. It was estimated that 228 million cases of malaria occurred worldwide in 2018 and most of these cases ca…
Broad One Health Endectocide-based Malaria Intervention in Africa – BOHEMIA is a consortium/ project funded by the UNITAID for the duration of 4 years (2019 – 2023) to evaluate IVERMECTIN mass drug administraiton (MDA) as the co…
The goal of this project is to sustain the key interventions of a Phase I pilot program implemented in southern Tanzania, including validation of the 1,7–mRCTR approach and demonstration of a further reduction in the disease burden (mortality and morbidity) towards 1% malaria prevalence in…
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Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Patricia Danzi met with Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan in Dodoma today durin…
Nov. 26, 2021Tanzania’s Health Minister, Dr. Dorothy Gwajima, has directed facilities in the country to prepare plans for adopting the NEST360 (Newborn Essential Solutions an…
Nov. 17, 2021Ifakara Health Institute physician and clinical research scientist, Dr. Said Jongo, has been appointed trustee of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (R…
Nov. 11, 2021Ifakara Health Institute’s Mathematical Modelling and Data Science Capacity Project, led by Dr. Samson Kiware, takes part in the Data Tamasha 2021 at the College…
Dec. 6, 2021, 8:00 - 17:00On the international AIDS Day today, experts at the Chronic Disease Clinic of Ifakara (CDCI), come together to highlight progress made towards ending HIV/AIDS and also…
Dec. 1, 2021, 9:00 - 15:00Eleven (11) researchers from Ifakara Health Institute and collaborating partners presented at the third national scientific conference on non-communicable diseases hel…
Nov. 23, 2021, 9:00 - 15:00