A snip from Medical and Veterinary Entomology with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Joel Odero, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
REVIEW: A novel malaria mosquito is evolving to survive insecticides
A major malaria-carrying mosquito, anopheles stephensi, spreading across Africa, is becoming increasingly resistant to insecticides, putting global malaria control efforts at risk, scientists warn.
NEST360 Tanzania 2026 strategic planning workshop in Dar es Salaam, 15–16 Jan 2026, showing country and global teams, Ministry of Health officials, and stakeholders in discussion on newborn and maternal health priorities. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
WORKSHOP: NEST360 Tanzania aligns goals for 2026
From 15–16 January 2026, the NEST360 (Newborn Essential Solutions & Technologies) Tanzania program—imp…
A snip from Nature Communications with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Sarah Moore, who co-led the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKATRA Communications
MALARIA: New generation mosquito bed nets work — but everyday use reduces their impact
New-generation mosquito nets designed to overcome insecticide resistance can help reduce malaria, but their impact in real life is much lower than expected once everyday use and wear are considered, researchers say.
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MALARIA: Imported cases in Pemba puts elimination goals at risk
Imported malaria remains a major barrier to eliminating the disease on Pemba Island, new research by Ifakara health institute shows, threatening years of progress in reducing cases across the Zanzibar archipelago.
Micha Bigler, a PhD candidate in health systems planning at the Swiss TPH and a beneficiary of the Swiss Study Foundation providing a brief introduction to the course. PHOTO: IFAKARA COMMUNICATIONS
TRAINING: Health planning under pressure course underway in Bagamoyo
From January 12 to 20, 2025, the Swiss Study Foundation Academy, in collaboration with the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) and the Ifakara Health Institute, is hosting…
A snip from PLOS ONE with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute, Samson Kiware, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications.
MALARIA: Long-term control efforts cut cases in Zambia
A long-term study in southeastern Zambia, shows that sustained malaria control efforts can greatly reduce malaria cases and hospital admissions.
The research, published in…
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COMMEMORATION: Today, we honor the Zanzibar Revolution!
January 12 marks Zanzibar Revolution Day, a national holiday in Tanzania that commemorates the 1964 revolution, which ended the Sultanate’s…
Ifakara's Director of Science, Dr. Ally Olotu, providing more explanations of Ifakara Health Institute. PHOTO: Ifakara Communications
VISIT: Ifakara hosts University of Zurich delegation in Bagamoyo
On January 9, 2026, the Ifakara Health Institute hosted a delegation of students from a Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) programme at the University of Zurich, Sw…
(L–R) Ifakara Health Institute Chief Executive Director and NEST360 Tanzania Country Lead, Dr. Honorati Masanja, presents a farewell gift to Prof. Joy Lawn.
FAREWELL: NEST360 Tanzania bids farewell to Prof Joy Lawn
On January 8, 2026, the NEST360 team in Tanzania bid farewell to Prof. Joy Lawn, a member of the NEST360 Steering Comm…
Principal Investigator Emmanuel Mbuba presenting during the meeting. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
MEETING: Stakeholders discuss bed-net durability study updates
Researchers, policymakers, and public health stakeholders convened in Dar es Salaam on January 8–9, 2026, for th…