Bagamoyo District Commissioner, Ms. Zainab Kawawa, today visits Ifakara Health Institute offices and research platforms based in Bagamoyo, Coast region, in a half-day familiarization tour.

The research infrastructure she is scheduled to…

On the World TB Day today, Ifakara Health Institute’s TB-CAPT (Close the gap, increase Access, Provide adequate Therapy) project unveiled a new website for sharing information about their activities. The website…

Ifakara Health Institute celebrates the tremendous efforts by Ifakara women on the International Women’s Day (IWD) today. The central message for this year is “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world,”…

Ifakara Health Institute’s Tamani project, which is implemented in Tabora Region, has conducted training for its fieldworkers to prepare them for the next course of the study.

Tamani – for ‘Tabora Maternal Newborn Heal…

Ifakara Health Institute has officially unveiled a new project which goes by the name of Global Regulatory & Fiscal Capacity Building Program (Global RECAP) which aims to investigate policies on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Tanzania.

Ifakara Health Institute Chief Executive Director, Dr. Honorati Masanja, has unveiled the ‘Ifakara Science Channel’ - a platform hosted on the world’s most popular video content provider operated by Google LLC – YouTube.

BOHEMIA, a Unitaid-funded project studying the use of Ivermectin drug to curb malaria, has launched a mini-census in Rufiji and Kibiti districts, Tanzania. During the three-month ac…

As part of World AIDS Day commemorations today, Ifakara Health Institute staff and collaborators participated in targeted engagement activities with communities and other stakeholders at various locations.

In Ifakara, our doctors and nu…

As part of World AIDS Day commemorations, Ifakara Health Institute doctors and nurses in collaboration with their St. Francis Referral Hospital counterparts visited Idete Prison in Ifakara where they offered free HIV, TB, malaria and blood pressu…

Ifakara Health Institute offered training on screening and management of acute malnutrition in children to health care workers and community health care workers.

The Institute, through a project known as ‘Attain Life,’ offer…

Ifakara Health Institute and the Korea Innovation Foundation host an innovation workshop from November 24-25, 2020 whose discussions focus on sustainable innovation approaches. The Korea Innovation Foundation is a professional technology commerci…

A team of officials charged with handling research permit application and ethical clearance held a joint meeting with their Ifakara Health Institute counterparts in an initiative geared to boost ties between the two organizations.

The m…

There are 28 presentations by Ifakara Health Institute (Ifakara) and collaborators at this year's Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), according to Ifakara Director of Science, Dr. Fredros Okumu.

Ifakara Health Institute researcher in Health Economics, Kassimu Tani (inset), was pronounced among scientists who submitted best posters at the 2nd National Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) conference held in Dar es Salaam from November 9-10 2020.…

Three Ifakara Health Institute researchers – Gumi Abdallah, Donat Shamba and Peter Binyaruka – are among over 2,000 policy-makers, practitioners and researchers from more than 100 countries attending the Sixth Global Symposium on Heal…

Ifakara Health Institute is currently hosting the NEST360° project's Health Facility Assessment Training at the Institute's Mikocheni Main Conference Room in Dar es Salaam. The training, held for four days from October 13-6, 2020, is …

New members of the Ifakara Health Institute governing boards and committees participated in a day-long induction during which they also got the opportunity to visit the Institute’s research facilities based at Bagamoyo Branch.

The…

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) project, BOHEMIA (Broad One Health Endectocide-based Malaria Intervention in Africa), conducted a 5-day mini-census training for fieldworkers who will serve in the project. The training was conducted from August 24t…

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) Research Scientist, Dr. Samson Kiware, on August 14, 2020 led a panel of colleagues from Ifakara in listening to and evaluating 16 proposals presented by individuals who have expressed their interest in joining Ifak…

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) hosted the DELTAS II research grant writing workshop at the Institute’s Main Conference Room in Dar es Salaam from August 3-7, 2020. The writing workshop brought together institutions involved in the DELTAS II…

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) hosted a media conference today to inform stakeholders on the latest developments in tuberculosis …

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) Chief executive director, Dr. Honorati Masanja, today met with Vijana Think Tank (VTT) team at the Dar es Salaam office to discuss opportunities for collaborations in activities aimed at improving health and we…

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) and partners, through the NEST 360° project, hosted a three-day meeting and in-service training for health care workers from Mbeya, Kilimanjaro and Dar es Salaam facilities.

The project, which kic…

A senior public health researcher with Ifakara Health Institute, Dr. Irene Masanja, passed away at the Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam on the afternoon of May 12, 2020 aged 46 and was buried in Dodoma on Thursday, May 14, 2020. She j…

On World Malaria Day 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) stresses we must continue to be bold and assert that “Zero malaria starts with me”. According to the WHO, the theme of this year’s celebration emphasizes the critica…

The BOHEMIA (Broad One Health Endectocide-based Malaria Intervention in Africa) project conducted a two-week census training for fieldworkers and supervisors. The training covered a number of topics including: ethics and their application in rese…

A one-day symposium was held in Dar es Salaam on 28th February 2020 to learn from the results of evaluations of quality improvement programmes, and to discuss the way forward for institutionalizing quality in Tanzania’s private sector.

Ifakara Health Institute QUADS project conducted quality improvement training for champions of the project in Mtwara region during the first week of February 2020. The training aimed to scale up the proven quality improvement model used by the pr…

Dr. Esther Elisaria leads an Ifakara Health Institute team of researchers assessing drivers of stunting in Njombe region. The team, which kicked off the assignment on January 26, is expected to complete the job on February 10, 2020.

The…

Ifakara Health Institute today hosted the first-ever World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day with a colorful event held in Bagamoyo – Tanzania’s old capital located 80 kilometers north-west of the country’s main port and com…

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) Chief Executive Director, Dr. Honorati Masanja, gave a keynote speech at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (Muhas)-Harvard University Collaborative Symposium held in Dar es Salaam today. The tit…

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) and World Health Organization (WHO) host Indoor Residual Spray (IRS) and Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets (LLINs) Protocol Writing and Analysis Workshop in Bagamoyo from December 4-13, 2019.

Participants com…

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) staff joined members of the community from all walks of life in Ifakara and its nearby suburbs in observing World AIDS Day on December 1, 2019, with a series of coordinated events.

The Chronic Diseases Cli…

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) researchers shared in Dar es Salaam today results of the national Star Rating Program evaluation done by IHI for two months – from July to August – this year. The program, whose primary objective is impr…

Researchers from Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) and partner institutions disseminated results of the USAID funded Health Evaluation and Applied Research Development (HEARD) project, obtained from a study on urban nutrition and (Water, Sanitation …

Former Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete and Chief Executive Officer of Roll Back Malaria (RBM), Dr. Abdourahmane Diallo visited the China-Tanzania Malaria project in Rufiji, Coast Region, to see first-hand one of the best initiatives aimed to a…

Ifakara Health Institute and Oxford University researchers met in Bagamoyo for a three-day symposium to discuss an upcoming joint trial and future collaborative projects between the two institutions.

The researchers met from November 6-…

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) trains 165 field data collectors recruited for the post measles-rubella (MR) campaign evaluation survey to be conducted during the first two weeks of November 2019. The data collectors undergo three-day training (Oc…

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) female staff based in Dar es Salaam have donated assorted items to patients hospitalized at the Ocean Road Cancer Institute (ORCI) in Dar es Salaam. The items delivered on October 14 2019 include bottled mineral wat…

A team of IHI scientists met in Tanga for five days (October 21-25) to review the Master of Science in Public Health Research (MScPHR) program to fulfil the Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) requirement that course contents must be updat…

A high-profile delegation from Novartis - a global healthcare company based in Switzerland – paid a brief tour of Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) research facilities in Bagamoyo and Ifakara on October 3 and 4 2019 respectively. The Swiss com…

Clinical trial researchers from 11 African countries visited Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) facilities in Bagamoyo on October 2 2019. The visit came on the second day of their conference hosted by IHI in Dar es Salaam. Facilities visited are: Kin…

Ifakara Health Institute today and tomorrow in Dar es Salaam hosts the Clinical Trials Conference whose primary aim is promoting expertise, experience and capacity of the African clinical trialists. The African Academy of Sciences (AAS) coordinat…

The IHI team led by Public Engagement Coordinator in Ifakara Branch, Faraji Abilahi, is at Nane Nane grounds in Morogoro from August 5-9 2019 for this year's annual Farmers Exhibitions.

IHI participates for the second time in a raw …

The Ifakara Health Institute team joined Bagamoyo District Officials and residents of the town for the Uhuru Torch event. The IHI team showcased research work and its impact to the community. The event was held on July 30 2019 at Matimbwa area. The…

Ifakara Health Institute and China’s National Institute for Parasitic Diseases (NIPD) have signed a contract worth $1.7 million, equivalent to Tshs.3.7 billion, for Phase 2 of the China-Tanzania project on malaria control in southern Tanzania. Acti…

IHI Senior Social Scientist, Dr. Sally Mtenga, who is a Culture & Bodies project lead, joined public health stakeholders in demonstrating how art can be used to prevent non-communicable diseases. Researchers used the opportunity to share their knowl…

Our CED, Dr. Honorati Masanja, was in Lindi, where a national event was being hosted, before it was cancelled due to a cyclone threat. The Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA) has warned that Lindi and Mtwara regions face threats of a tropical stor…

In Dar, our scientists are engaging with the media to give updates on malaria. Dr. Dickson Lweitojera was on Channel 10's morning show - Baragumu from 6.30-9.00am, and Head of the Clinical Trials and Interventions department at IHI, Dr. Ally Olotu, …

On World Malaria Day, our institute collaborates with authorities in Bagamoyo and Ifakara to host local malaria day events. Learn more here: http://ihi.or.tz/its-world-malaria-day-today-were-for-zero…/

On World Malaria Day today, IHI joins with the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children through the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP), the WHO, and partner organizations in promoting the campaign theme “Zero mala…

Chief Executive Director (CED), Dr. Honorati Masanja, and Senior Research Scientist, Dr. Sally Mtenga, visit the State Secretariat of Education, Research and Innovation (SERI) in Bern. “We (Dr. Masanja and I) had a great opportunity to visit the St…

Health professionals from Zoonotic disease risk areas of Tanzania undergoing training on using “One Health” approach to prevent pandemics. The special training program has officially launched in Bagamoyo today. #

Ifakara Health Institute and Bagamoyo District Council today jointly launched a 12-month campaign aimed to guard against schistosomiasis and worms’ children aged 5-14 years in Bagamoyo. Dr. Michael Mihayo from IHI joined counterparts from the Distri…

IHI scientists and partner institutions today shared with the government latest findings of a study on maternal mortality in urban and rural Tanzania. IHI Research Scientist Josephine Shabani presented findings of a study entitled: “Maternal mortali…

Ifakara Health Institute is currently running a short course on malaria whose focus is on e-learning. The program, offered in collaboration with the with the Swiss TPH, is being held at the IHI Training Center in the Tanzania’s old capital, Bagamoyo…