A snip from the Health Policy and Planning journal with an inset of Ifakara Health scientist Peter Binyaruka, contributor to the commentary. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
HEALTH ECONOMICS: We should consider the true cost of seeking care
Across many low- and middle-income countries, people face numerous challenges when seeking health care, with one of the biggest barriers being costs. Evidence shows that the most expensive part of seeking care often h…
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UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE DAY 2025: Making healthcare affordable
On this Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, Ifakara Health Institute joins the global community in calling for…
A snip from Nature journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Dr. Dickson Lwetoijera, co-lead author of the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
BREAKTHROUGH: Tanzania scientists develop mosquitoes that cannot transmit malaria
In Tanzania, a team of scientists has achieved a major breakthrough that could transform malaria control across Africa: the successful development of genetically modified mosquitoes that are can block the transmission…
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PRESS RELEASE: Breakthrough in the fight against malaria
This fresh Ifakara Health Institute press release highlights a bold new chapter in malaria research in Tanzania. Scientists from the Ifakara Health Institute and the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), wor…
Dr. Getrud Mollel, SNIP-AFRICA Project Leader, facilitates a session during the newborn health workshop in Ifakara. Photo: IFAKARA Communications
WORKSHOP: Strengthening newborn care, research through parent engagement
The Ifakara Health Institute, through the SNIP-AFRICA project, has conducted two workshops aimed at exploring the challenges that hinder the formation, sustainability and utilization of parental support groups in impr…
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ANNIVERSARY: Independence Day – Tanzania turns 64!
On 9th December, Tanzania celebrates its journey to freedom, honoring the struggles, sacrifices, and visionaries who paved the way for our nation…
A snip from the Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Mary Ramesh, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications.
MENTAL HEALTH: Peer support is transforming care globally
Mental health peer support workers (PSWs) are helping to transform care for people with mental health conditions, a new multi-country study suggests. The research, part of the UPSIDES (Using Peer Support in Developing…
Dr. Elisaria from the Ifakara Health Institute stressing a point during presentation. PHOTO: Maendeleo Ya Jamii
ENGAGEMENT: Ifakara, partners advance mother–child service delivery in Tanzania
On December 2, 2025, the Ifakara Health Institute joined experts from the Ministry of Community Development, Gender, Women and Special Groups, sectoral ministries, and development partners i…
(L–R) Dr. Ally Olotu, Ifakara Director of Science, and the Guest of Honour, Regional Commissioner Hon. Albert John Chalamila, unveil the plaque during the handover ceremony at Amana Regional Referral Hospital in Dar es Salaam. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
HANDOVER: Ifakara hands over newly renovated newborn care wards to Amana hospital
On December 3 2025, the NEST360 Programme, implemented in Tanzania by the Ifakara Health Institute in partnership with the Ministry of Heal…
A snip from the AIDS journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Regina Ndaki, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
INTEGRATED CARE: Mental health support transforms lives of young people with HIV
For many young people living with HIV in Tanzania, hope is coming not from a new drug, but from a change in care. A new study shows that adding mental health support to routine HIV treatment encourages more youth to s…