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CONGRATULATIONS: WHO Regional Director elect – Prof. Mohamed Janabi
The Ifakara Health Institute extends its heartfelt congratulations to Prof. Mohamed Yakub Janabi, who has been elected…
Group photo of the meeting attendees. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
MEETING: Ifakara joins partners at national meeting for child health study
On May 8, 2025, the Ifakara Health Institute, represented by Dr. Fatuma Manzi, Principal Scientist, participated in a …
The DDVaX and CCHF Project teams pose for a group photo alongside The Coast Regional Health Management Team. PHOTO: Ifakara Communications
ENGAGEMENT: Strengthening collaboration for effective vector control, health research
On May 9, 2025, the Ifakara Health Institute had the honor of hosting the Coast Regional Health Management Team (RHMT) at its Bagamoyo bran…
A snip from the Malaria Journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist, Patience Ampuriire, the lead author of the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
GENDER: Women still left out of mosquito control frontlines
Despite growing efforts to promote gender equality in public health, a new study by the Ifakara Health Institute has found that women across Africa continue to face major barriers in participating and leading mosquito…
A snip from the Journal of Medical Entomology with insets of Ifakara Health Institute scientists Emmanuel Hape and Fredros Okumu, the study's lead authors. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
MALARIA: Scientists now target mosquito reproductive traits in fighting against the disease
Could understanding how mosquitoes mate help stop the spread of malaria? A new study in Tanzania suggests it just might. Scientists from the Ifakara Health Institute have uncovered how age and artificial lighting infl…
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FORUM: Ifakara at the 5th Cochrane Africa Indaba in Nairobi
The 5th Cochrane Africa Indaba is currently underway in Nairobi, Kenya, from May 14–15, 2025, bringing together e…
Letus Muyaga, a scientist at Ifakara Health Institute and lead facilitator, leads a session during the GLMM Training held in Ifakara from May 14–16. Photo by IFAKARA Communications.
TRAINING: Ifakara equips young researchers with advanced data analysis skills
From May 14–16, 2025, Ifakara Health Institute is conducting a hands-on training to strengthen the capacity of public health researchers, academics, and vector control experts in ecological data analysis using G…
Mariam Joseph Mwakabungu, a surrogate mother, at Amana Regional Referral Hospital. Graphics: Ifakara Communications
COMMEMORATION: International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day
On May 15 2025, which is the International Kangaroo Care Awareness Day — a moment dedicated to promoting and adv…
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CONFERENCE: Consortium holds assembly to review progress, strengthen collaboration
The IMCI+ Consortium—an ambitious, multi-country research partnership committed to transforming the diagnosis and management of childhood pneumonia—held its mid-year project assembly from May 13 to 14, 202…
A snip from Malaria Journal with insets of Ifakara Health Institute scientists Emmanuel Kaindoa, Joel Nkya, Alex Limwagu and Fredros Okumu, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
VECTOR CONTROL: Study backs insects as eco-friendly malaria fighters
A team of Tanzanian and international scientists has discovered that certain aquatic insects—common in natural water bodies—could play a significant role in reducing malaria-carrying mosquitoes.