H.E. President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania speaks with journalists on sustainable financing for malaria eradication during a media briefing on the sidelines of the African Union Heads of State Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 14 February 2026. PHOTO | STATE HOUSE
PRESIDENTIAL MENTION: President Samia highlights Ifakara in call for sustainable malaria financing
At a high-level media briefing on sustainable financing for malaria control held on the sidelines of the African Union…
Group photo of the meeting attendees. Photo by Andrew Katende
MEETING: Ifakara, Z’bar experts review strategies for curbing antibiotic overuse
On February 12, 2026, the MOCA project, implemented by the Ifakara Health Institute in Ta…
Group photo of the meeting attendees. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
WORKSHOP: Integrating human rabies vaccine into routine immunization program
Ifakara Health Institute’s Scaling up One Health System and Gavi rabies Post-Exposure Prophylaxis projects held …
Graphic: Ifakara Communications
LAUNCH: The journey to 70th anniversary officially kicks off
Today, 12 February 2026, Ifakara officially began the journey toward its 70th Anniversary, to be celebrated in Novembe…
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COMMEMORATION: International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Today, Ifakara Health Institute proudly joins the global community in celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
A snip from the Nature journal with insets of Ifakara Health Institute scientists Punam Amratia and Susan Rumisha who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
MALARIA: Climate change could trigger millions more cases in Africa, scientists warn
Climate change could reverse hard-won gains against malaria in Africa, leading to hundreds of millions of additional cases and hundreds of thousands of more deaths over the next 25 years, according to a major new scie…
A snip from Parasites & Vectors with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Salum Abdallah Mapua, the lead author of the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
MOSQUITOES: Study shows how populations are connected across Tanzania
A new study led by scientists from the Ifakara Health Institute and partners in Europe and Africa has found that populations of one of Africa’s major malaria-carrying mosquitoes are genetically connected across …
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WORLD CANCER DAY 2026: United by Unique
On World Cancer Day, we join the World Health Organization in affirming that “cancer can be prevented, detected …
A snip from the Trials journal with insets of Ifakara Health Institute researchers Benno Mbeya and Samwel Lwambura, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
NEW HOPE: Shorter TB treatment on the horizon
Imagine battling a disease that requires you to take pills every day for six long months. For millions living with tuberculosis (TB), this is the reality.
But what if that…
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HIV: Why new infections persist in Eastern, Southern Africa
A new study co-authored by scientists from Ifakara Health Institute has identified key reasons why new HIV infections continue to occur in Eastern and Southern Africa, despite years of progress in prevention and treat…