WARNING: Tanzania study finds common antibiotics becoming less effective
Several antibiotics commonly used to treat infections in Tanzania may be becoming less effective, according to a new study conducted at Benjamin Mk…
HEALTH SYSTEMS: Tanzania advances use of evidence in healthcare planning, but gaps remain
Tanzania is making steady progress in using evidence to guide healthcare spending and policy decisions, but major gaps continue to affect the syste…
WORKSHOP: Strengthening institutional support systems for research excellence in Africa
From May 4 to 6, 2026, the Ifakara Health Instit…
DIAGNOSTICS: Why are some HIV patients with TB still dying before detecting it?
Despite advances in tuberculosis diagnosis, a new study in Tanzania and Mozambique suggests that many critically ill people living with HIV are sti…
INNOVATION: AI tool shows promise in identifying malaria mosquitoes fast
Scientists have tested an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tool designed to identify and estimate faster than before the age of malaria mosquit…
INTEREST2026: Ifakara at a global research convening in Dar
Ifakara Health Institute is taking part in the 2…
REVIEW: Mosquito data gaps may limit what malaria trials can teach us
Scientists at the Ifakara Health Institute and partners in the UK after reviewing decades of malaria research have revealed important weaknesses in…
HIV: Study raises concern over drug resistance in young patients
A new study has found that many children and adolescents living with HIV in Tanzania and Lesotho who are not responding well to treatment are carry…
MEETING: Partners align ahead of the Beginnings Fund Tanzania launch
Momentum is building ahead of the launch …
MALARIA: Natural bacteria in mosquitoes may help curb the disease
Scientists from Ifakara Health Institute studying wild mosquitoes in southeastern Tanzania have discovered that wild anopheles funestus mosquitoes …