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.
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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A new study involving researchers from Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) and partners has found that some livestock-keeping practices may be associated with increased malaria risk in farming communities. The findings suggest that…
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The MMS-POST study is a 30-month clinical trial in Tanzania investigating whether different postpartum micronutrient supplementation strategies can improve infant brain development and other health o…
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Zanzibar has made significant progress towards malaria elimination, reducing malaria prevalence to below 1% between 2006 and 2008. However, sustaining these gains remains challenging, with recurrent …
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The Genomic Epidemiology to Underpin One Health Surveillance for Rabies project aims to strengthen the use of genomic surveillance to better understand rabies virus transmission and support more targ…
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