We’re thrilled to bring you the 2025 MTAFITI Special Edition – a complete year-end roundup of every MTAFITI issue published in 2025, highlighting the most compelling stories, research, and events, with both editors’ picks and readers’ favorites.

>> Read it here: Mtafiti - 2025 Special Edition

This edition features our top stories of 2025:

This issue highlights the rising temperatures, polluted air, and fragile food systems are quietly straining health systems worldwide — including in Africa. Yet science offers solutions, communities demand fairness, and leaders are called to act urgently.

This year's Readers’ Choice highlights a new malaria vaccine candidate, SUM-101, showed promise in its first adult trial in Tanzania, triggering strong immune responses and marking a milestone in the fight against malaria.

We wrapped up the year with a renewed partnership with the Embassy of Switzerland, strengthening international collaboration in science, public health, and early-career researcher development.

>> The round-up can be accessed online here: Mtafiti - 2025 Special Edition.