"MTAFITI" - the monthly news and events round-up of Ifakara Health Institute - July 2025 edition is out. This issue spotlights mental health as a global public health priority. Despite effective, low-cost treatments, up to 85% of those in low- and middle-income countries go untreated. 

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

The editors’ pic spotlights two groundbreaking studies on mental health underlining the urgent need to address it as one of the global public health priorities. 

And on the readers' top story - the most-read piece on both the Ifakara website and social media platforms—Researchers confirmed that the dengue virus is circulating persistently in mosquitoes in Dar es Salaam, raising serious concerns about the risk of future outbreaks in Tanzania’s largest port and commercial city.

This month, the flags of Tanzania and Ifakara flew high at the University of Glasgow as the Ifakara celebrated a major academic milestone: on July 8, 2025, five of our research scientists officially graduated and walked the stage to receive their PhDs from one of the UK’s leading research universities.

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 July 2025 Edition.