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TRAINING: Ifakara hosts first MAP early career researcher symposium in Dar

Group photo of the program graduates. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications

TRAINING: Ifakara hosts first MAP early career researcher symposium in Dar

The Ifakara Health Institute held the inaugural MAP Early Career Researcher (ECR) Training and Mentorship Program Symp…

ENGAGEMENT: Zanzibar health officials explore maternal and newborn care innovations

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ENGAGEMENT: Zanzibar health officials explore maternal and newborn care innovations

On July 14, 2025, the Ifakara Health Institute hosted a high-level delegation from the Zanzibar Ministry of Health during a strategic learn…

ENGAGEMENT: Gene drive project team meets with Mwanza stakeholders

Group photo of the meeting attendees.

ENGAGEMENT: Gene drive project team meets with Mwanza stakeholders

On July 1st and 2nd, 2025, the Transmission Zero project, a global malaria research program led by scientists at Imper…

TB: Safer, more effective treatment may be closer than we think

A snip from the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy with insets of Ifakara Health Institute scientists, Dr. Francis Mhimbira, Beno Huglin, and Tresphory Zumba, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications.

TB: Safer, more effective treatment may be closer than we think

New studies show strong potential for effective, less toxic therapies

Drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most pressing global health challenges—especially in high-burden countries like Tanzania. T…

TRAINING: Ifakara builds capacity of health officers in larval source management

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TRAINING: Ifakara builds capacity of health officers in larval source management

Research scientists from Ifakara Health Institute’s Environmental Health and Ecological Sciences (EHES) Department conducted a three-day training on Larval Source Management (LSM) for health officers from the If…

DENGUE: Scientists confirm persistent virus in mosquitoes

A snip from Viruses journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Frank Tenywa, the lead author of the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications

DENGUE: Scientists confirm persistent virus in mosquitoes

Scientists from the Ifakara Health Institute and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) have confirmed that the dengue virus is circulating persistently in mosquitoes in Dar es Salaam, raising seri…

APPRECIATION: Cervical cancer project acknowledges the support of primary health care partners

Group photo of the meeting attendees.

APPRECIATION: Cervical cancer project acknowledges the support of primary health care partners

As the TRACCTION approaches its conclusion, the project team held a key engagement meeting on July 9, 2025, in Ifakara…

PROGRESS:  Ifakara, partners share promising malaria study results at 3rd CHILD Annual Meeting

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PROGRESS: Ifakara, partners share promising malaria study results at 3rd CHILD Annual Meeting

On June 24, 2025, The Ifakara Health Institute (IHI), in partnership with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Swiss TPH, an…

MENTAL HEALTH: Global study confirms peer support aids severe illness recovery

A snip from the The British Journal of Psychiatry journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientists, Donat Shamba and Mary Ramesh who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications

MENTAL HEALTH: Global study confirms peer support aids severe illness recovery

A global study has found that including peer support in mental health care helps people with severe mental health conditions recover better. The results show compelling evidence that support from those with lived expe…

ACHIEVEMENT:  Ifakara celebrates five new PhD graduates from University of Glasgow

Group photo of the graduates with Professor Heather Ferguson from the University of Glasgow (Far right)

ACHIEVEMENT: Ifakara celebrates five new PhD graduates from University of Glasgow

The Ifakara Health Institute is proud to celebrate a major academic milestone: five of our research scientists have off…