From 26–29 January 2025, the Modelling for Decisions in a Dynamic Africa (MoDD Africa) project hosted its Annual Meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The meeting provided a platform to review progress over the past year and plan strategically for the year ahead.

The meeting opened with the a moment of scilence paying respect to the late seasoned researcher and Director of Resource Mobilization at the Ifakara Health Institute, Dr. Prosper Chaki, who passed away on the 24 January 2026.

Participants included the Regional Office Team, Country Leads, Country Postdoctoral Researchers, Country Accountants, the National Malaria Programme (NMP) Country Representative, and the Climate and Environmental Data Country Representative.

MoDD Africa is a collaborative African network that delivers model-based evidence, guidance, and forecasts to support public health decision-making for mosquito-borne diseases. The initiative currently focuses on Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nigeria.

Its work includes assessing the effectiveness of health systems, evaluating the adaptability of public health decision-makers to emerging threats, monitoring the distribution and seasonality of key vectors to guide interventions, and optimizing the impact of interventions while generating early warning tools and robust evidence to inform policy and practice.

In his closing remarks, Dr. Samson Kiware thanked all participants for taking the time to engage in and contribute to the important discussions. He emphasized the significance of executing the project effectively to bring positive change to the communities each team serves.

Learn more about the project: Modelling for Decisions in a Dynamic Africa (MoDD Africa)