Dr Esther Elisaria, Senior Research Scientist, Ifakara Health Institute (center) on a panel discussion during the event.
FORUM: Ifakara joins experts at global conference on Early Childhood Development
In London, England from June 24–25 2025, read more
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#ASCO2025: Ifakara, partners convene to champion scientific solutions for improved healthcare
Ifakara Health Institute, as part of the Ifakara Cluster, participated in the 4th Annual Scientific Conference hosted by St. Francis Univer…
The Ifakara Health Institute Board of Trustees poses for a group photo with staff during their visit to the Lupiro field sites in Ifakara, Morogoro Region. Photo by Ifakara Communications
VISIT: Institute Board tours key research and field sites in Ifakara
This week, members of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the Ifakara Health Institute conducted a two-day visit to the Institute’s Ifakara branch in Morogoro region, witnessing ongoing research activities at the bra…
A facilitator presenting during the training. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
TRAINING: Ifakara conducts workshop on data analysis to sharpen research capacity
Ifakara Health Institute recently held a hands-on workshop on Data Analysis Using Stata from June 16 to 21, 202…
The team touring Amana Regional Referral Hospital in Dar es Salaam. PHOTO: Jitihada Baraka, NEST360 Tz Communications Liaison Officer.
VISIT: Rice360 team visits Tanzania to witness progress of newborn care program
On June 18, 2025, the NEST360 program implemented by Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania had the pleasure of hosting representatives from the Ri…
Ifakara senior research scientist and health economist, Dr. Peter Binyaruka presenting at the conference.
FORUM: Ifakara presents at conference to end extreme poverty
Ifakara Health Institute was proud to take part in conversation on ending extreme poverty at the DEEP International Conference on Poverty Evidence…
A snip from the Frontiers in Public Health with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Fahad Mwakalebela, the lead author of the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
WELLBEING: Study links physical activity to healthy weight, but not brain function
A new study from southern Tanzania has found that most school-aged children in rural areas are physically active and maintain a healthy weight. While physical activity was strongly linked to reduced obesity risk, rese…
A snip from the PLOS One journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Andrew Katende, the lead author of the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
CRITICAL CARE: New study reveals survival trends in Tanzania’s rural low-resource settings
A groundbreaking study led by scientists from the Ifakara Health Institute and the University of Basel has shed new light on the lives of critically ill patients treated in rural Tanzania.
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AWARD: Ifakara scientist wins travel grant to present at the EDCTP forum in Kigali, Rwanda
Ifakara Health Institute’s Sheikha Salum Mohamed has been selected among 100 early- and mid-career investigators to receive a travel award …
The IMARISHA Project team poses for a group photo at the project kick-off meeting in Cape Town, South Africa. Photo courtesy: Dr. Sally Mtenga.
KICK-OFF: Ifakara, partners launch project to address workplace violence in primary healthcare
From June 17–21, 2025, in Cape Town, South Africa, the Ifakara Health Institute participated in the global launch of the IMARISHA project—a new five-year initiative focused on addressing gendered workplace…