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HOLIDAY: Easter season greetings to all our partners!
In this season of renewal and reflection for Christian faithful globally, the Ifakara Health Institute extends heartfelt Easter greetings to all our partners, collaborators, and friends in the global health community.…

Dr. Samson Kiware emphasizing a point during a panel discussion alongside John Gaddiel. PHOTO: JKCI Comms
FORUM: Advancing health through data, innovation and partnership
From April 10 to 12, 2025, the Data Science and Mathematical Modelling Team, along with the Heart and Lung Clinic and CARECHAIN-NCD team fr…

A snip from the Health Policy and Planning journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Fatuma Manzi, the co-lead author of the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
INSIGHTS: Why supportive supervision works for malaria care in children
A multi-country study conducted in Tanzania and Benin highlights how supportive supervision (SS) programs can effectively improve malaria case management in young children—and reveals the key factors needed to s…

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PODCAST: Ifakara scientists spotlight the future of global health
The latest episode of The Business of “Doing” Science podcast features an inspiring and thought-provoking conversation…

A snip from The Lancet journal with insets of Ifakara Health Institute scientists Susan Rumisha and Punam Amratia, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
ANALYSIS: Global fight against malaria stalls amid rising challenges
New analysis published on The Lancet in March shows that global progress in fighting malaria has slowed significantly, with cases in 2022 reaching the highest level since 2004.

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BLOG: Why disability inclusion in health research matters
This new Ifakara Health Institute blog is based on a latest Nature Medicine study, which underlines breaking the silence around disability exclusion in health research.
It…

Ifakara Health Institute scientists Dr. Francis Levira (far left) and Dr. Sally Mtenga (third from left) pictured with colleagues during the 24th Joint Annual Health Sector Policy Review Meeting in Dodoma. Photo: Sally Mtenga
ENGAGEMENT: Ifakara, partners attend high-level policy meeting in Dodoma
The Midterm Review (MTR) consultants from the Ifakara Health Institute participated in the 24th Joint Annual Health Sector Policy Review Meeting held in Dodoma. The meeting placed a strong emphasis on reviewing the pr…

Dr. Sejununu Aron from the National Malaria Control Program presenting during the meeting. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
ENGAGEMENT: Data science, MAP and NMCP teams meet in Dar
The Ifakara Health Institute’s Data Science and Mathematical Modelling team hosted a two-day session with collea…

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CONFERENCE: SFUCHAS, Ifakara to host conference on strengthening healthcare systems
St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences (SFUCHAS), in collaboration with the Ifakara Cluster – including Ifakara Health Institute, SolidarMed, Good Samaritan Cancer Hospital, St. Francis Reg…
A snip from the Nature Medicine journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Dr. Mwifadhi Mrisho who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
GROUNDBREAKING: Scientists uncover routine disability exclusion in health research
A groundbreaking article published in Nature Medicine on March 26, 2025, exposes a glaring gap in health research: the routine exclusion of people with disabilities.
Titled "A Global Call to Action for Disability Inclusion in Healt…