"MTAFITI" - the monthly news and events round-up of Ifakara Health Institute - May 2025 edition is out. This issue highlights the urgent threat of climate change, which is already undermining global health systems, with experts calling for rapid decarbonization, stronger investment in health system resilience, and equity-centered policies.

>> Read it here: Mtafiti - Ifakara News & Events Round-Up May 2025 Edition.

The editor’s top story highlights the Lancet Countdown to 2030 - a global initiative tracking the health impacts of climate change and progress toward meeting the Paris Agreement targets by 2030.

And on the readers' top story - the most-read piece on both the Ifakara website and social media platforms—Researchers have developed a promising new approach to block the spread of malaria by targeting a key protein that helps the parasite to survive inside a mosquito. 

This month, the Ifakara flag flew high at the 2025 Malezi Summit — a national platform for Early Childhood Development (ECD) and Positive Parenting — and at a key side event during the 78th World Health Assembly (#WHA78), titled “Genomics in Health: Advancing Science, Policy, and Investment through Global Health Governance.”

The round-up summarizes other reports, news, events, new projects and publications.

>> The round-up can be accessed online here: Mtafiti - Ifakara News & Events Round-Up May 2025 Edition.