MALARIA: New generation mosquito bed nets work — but everyday use reduces their impact
New-generation mosquito nets designed to overcome insecticide resistance can help reduce malaria, but their impact in real life is much lower than …
MALARIA: Imported cases in Pemba puts elimination goals at risk
Imported malaria remains a major barrier to eliminating the disease on Pemba Island, new research by Ifakara health institute shows, threatening ye…
TRAINING: Health planning under pressure course underway in Bagamoyo
From January 12 to 20, 2025, the Swiss Study Foundation Academy, in collaboration with the Swiss Tropical and Public Hea…
MALARIA: Long-term control efforts cut cases in Zambia
A long-term study in southeastern Zambia, shows that sustained malaria control efforts can greatly reduce malaria cases and hospital admissions.
COMMEMORATION: Today, we honor the Zanzibar Revolution!
January 12 marks Zanzibar Revolution Day, a national holiday in Tanzania th…
VISIT: Ifakara hosts University of Zurich delegation in Bagamoyo
On January 9, 2026, the Ifakara Health Institute hosted a delegation of students from a Mast…
FAREWELL: NEST360 Tanzania bids farewell to Prof Joy Lawn
On January 8, 2026, the NEST360 team in Tanzania…
MEETING: Stakeholders discuss bed-net durability study updates
Researchers, policymakers, and public health sta…
MALARIA CONTROL: Fungus helps defeat insecticide-resistant mosquitoes
A recent study by researchers from Tanzania, Burkina Faso and the UK has found that a naturally occurring fungus can weaken malaria mosquitoes and …
TB: Decentralizing testing cuts costs, improves early access to treatment
For many patients, getting tested for tuberculosis (TB) using widely available diagnostic tools can be expensive, slow and often delaying life-savi…