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ENGAGEMENT: Ifakara at Zanzibar digital health conference to advance scalable innovation
Scientists from the Ifakara Health Institute were among key participants at Zanzibar’s first-ever Digital Health…
A snip from Health Systems journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Dr. Ester Elisaria, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
CHILD HEALTH: Early detection gaps put those disabled at risk
Many children with disabilities in Tanzania are missing out on early support and care because they are not being identified in time, putting their health and development at risk, a new study has found.
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A snip from the March 2026 edition's featured story. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications March. 31, 2026
MTAFITI: Her Voice, Her Impact, Her Legacy
"MTAFITI" - the monthly news and events round-up of Ifakara Health Institute - March 2026 edition is out. This month, we celebrate the …
A snip from the journal of Insect with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist, Simoni Mnzava, the lead author of the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
INSECTICIDE: Malaria mosquitoes weakened by common control chemical
Researchers from the Ifakara Health Institute have found that a commonly used mosquito control chemical, pyriproxyfen, can weaken malaria-carrying mosquitoes without causing long-term resistance to other insecticides.…
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TRAINING: Ifakara, partners empower young health professionals with cardiac care skills
Twenty-four young clinicians have enhanced their cardiac diagnostic skills through an intensive echocardiography training course jointly organized by the Ifakara Health Institute and its partners. The training focused…
A snip from Malaria World Journal with insets of Ifakara Health Institute scientists Anitha Mutashobya, and Dickson Lwetoijera, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications.
MALARIA CONTROL: Targeting mosquitoes early at the source
Larval source management—a strategy that targets mosquitoes at their breeding and larval stages—is gaining attention as an alternative approach to malaria control. In this context, scientists at the Ifakar…
Group photo of the meeting attendees. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
CONFERENCE: NEST360 Tanzania shines at International Maternal, Newborn Health Conference in Nairobi
The NEST360 program, implemented in Tanzania by the Ifakara Health Institute was part of the vibrant gathering at the International Materna…
A snip from the Malaria Journal with insets of Ifakara Health Institute scientists Nancy Nshatsi and Emmanuel Kaindoa, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
MALARIA: Climate change driving disease fears in Tanzania’s rural communities
Communities in south-eastern Tanzania are increasingly linking changing weather patterns to a rise in malaria, according to a new study.
The research, published on the Mal…
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BREAKTHROUGH: New drug offers hope in the fight against river blindness
Two new studies suggest that oxfendazole, a medicine long used in animals, could have the potential to treat river blindness, a parasitic disease affecting millions of people, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Farida Katunzi from the Ifakara Health Institute presents findings at the meeting.
MEETING: Informing Tanzania’s key milestones in early childhood development
On 16–17 March 2026, the Ministry of Community Development, Gender, Women and Special Groups (MoCDGWSGs) held a …