Representatives from the SUM-101 clinical trial team at Ifakara Health Institute and TMDA pose for a group photo during their meeting in Morogoro. PHOTO | IFAKARA Communications
MEETING: Ifakara, TMDA review regulatory requirements for new malaria vaccine trial
Last week, Ifakara Health Institute's SUM-101 clinical trial team conducted a pre-submission meeting with the Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA) in Morogoro. The meeting aimed to align on requ…
A snip from the Vaccine journal with insets of Ifakara Health Institute scientists (from L-R) Husna Hoffu, Joel Changaluchaa, Kennedy Lushasi, and Lwitiko Sikana, who contributed to the study.
RABIES: Optimizing supply chains for better access to lifesaving vaccines
A new study published on Vaccine presents ways to optimize human rabies vaccine supply chains, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where the disease remains a major threat. Although rabies can be…
Poster: Ifakara Comms
COMMEMORATION: Momentous Day as Tanzania Union turns 61!
Today, April 26 marks a momentous day in the Tanzania’s history — which marks the Union between the Republic of Tanganyika and …
Poster: Ifakara Comms
#MALARIADAY2025: Committed to ending malaria in our lifetime!
On World Malaria Day 2025 today, themed “Malaria Ends with Us: Reinvest, Reimagine, Reignite,” the Ifakara Health Institute reaffirms its vision to be a l…
Ifakara's Head of the Training and Capacity Building Department, Dr. Shubis Kafuruki gives opening remarks during the Curriculum Review meeting held in Morogoro. Photo by IFAKARA Communications
MEETING: Stage is set for the next generation of public health experts
This week in Morogoro, Ifakara Health Institute convened a four-day curriculum review meeting from April 23–25, 2025. The main goal was to critically assess and refine the curriculum to ensure its continued rele…
A snip from the Molecular Ecology journal with insets of Ifakara Health Institute scientists Sophia Mwinyi and Fredros Okumu, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
DISCOVERY: New mosquito species with unique resistance profile found in Tanzania’s coast
Scientists at the Ifakara Health Institute in Tanzania and two partners – the University of Glasgow and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK – have uncovered a previously unknown mosquito group within the ano…
Participants of the Process Mapping Workshop pose for a group photo. PHOTO: Ifakara Comms
WORKSHOP: Advancing human rabies vaccine integration into routine immunization program
From April 23 to 24, 2025, the Scaling up One health System (SOS) and GAVI rabies Post Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) projects at the Ifakara H…
Visitors observe mosquito control tools and research demonstrations at the Ifakara Health Institute booth during the Uhuru Torch celebrations in Morogoro. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
ENGAGEMENT: Ifakara showcases work at Uhuru Torch events in Morogoro
On 17th April, 2025, Ifakara Health Institute participated in the 2025 Uhuru Torch events held at Michenga and Kidatu areas in Morogoro Region where the Institute got the opportunity to showcase its work, free screeni…
GRAPHIC: Tanzania Immunology Society
SYMPOSIUM: Unlocking immunological clues to brain health
In celebration of the Day of Immunology, the Tanzania Immunology Society (TIS) will host a special symposium that aims to raise awareness a…
A snip from the PLOS Global Public Health journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute social scientist Dr. Sally Mtenga, the lead author of the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
COVID-19: Lessons from pandemic push for better diabetes care in Tanzania, Kenya
The COVID-19 pandemic severely disrupted diabetes care in Tanzania and Kenya, exposing patients to worsening health conditions, financial hardship, and mental distress, according to a new study published on PLOS G…