

A snip from the March 2025 edition's featured story. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications April. 4, 2025
MTAFITI: Her Safety, Our Duty!
"MTAFITI" - the monthly news and events round-up of Ifakara Health Institute - March 2025 edition is out. Th…

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HOLIDAY: Eid Mubarak to all our partners!
The Ifakara Health Institute extends heartfelt Eid el-Fitr greetings to all our valued partners in the public health sector and beyond.

Group photo of the meeting attendees. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
MEETING: SNIP-AFRICA holds general assembly in Dar
The Severe Neonatal Infection Adaptive Platform Trials in Africa (SNIP-AFRICA) project, implemented in Tanzania by the…
A group photo of some of the meeting participants. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
LAUNCH: Molecular surveillance project in malaria kicks off in Kagera
On March 24, 2025, the second phase of the project on Malaria Molecular Surveillance in Tanzania (MSMT2) was launched …

Representatives from Norvatis and Zanzibar House of Representative pose for a group photo. PHOTO : IFAKARA COMMUNICATIONS
VISIT: Ifakara hosts parallel high-profile delegations in Bagamoyo
On March 27, 2025, Ifakara Health Institute had the privilege of hosting two simultaneous high-profile visits at …

A snip from Nipashe newspaper with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Jaqueline Minja who was interviewed by the paper. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
INTERVIEW: Ifakara scientist highlights the importance of birth spacing in Nipashe
Earlier this month, Ifakara Health Institute Research Scientist Jacqueline Minja was featured in Nipashe – one of the leading Tanzania’s national newspapers, where she discussed her study which un…

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WORKSHOP: Ifakara at course development program in Nairobi
Ifakara Health Institute is taking part in a course development program for The Global Health Network, held at Amref International University in Nairobi, Kenya.

A snip from the eClinical Medicine journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Hajirani Msuya, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
GENDER: Education linked to lower rates of multiple forms of violence against women
A new study from Tanzania has revealed that women with higher education levels face significantly lower rates of multiple forms of intimate partner violence (IPV) across 49 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

A snip from the Malaria Journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist, Nicodem Govella who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
MALARIA CONTROL: Z'bar faces challenge as outdoor biting mosquitoes increase
Malaria control efforts in Zanzibar are facing new challenges as Anopheles arabiensis, the primary malaria vector, continues to thrive, especially during long rainy seasons. A recent study has uncovered that …

Participants discussing a presentation during the session. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
WORKSHOP: Ifakara hosts intensive grant writing bootcamp
From March 17–25, 2025, researchers from the Ifakara Health Institute and the Jakaya Kikwete Institute of Cardio…