A snip from The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal with insets of Ifakara Health Institute scientists Omay Hassan and Ally Olotu, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
RABIES: Single-dose vaccine offers long-lasting protection
A new clinical trial conducted in Tanzania suggests that a single-dose rabies vaccine could offer strong, long-lasting protection—potentially transforming how the disease is prevented in some of the world’…
A snip from the Infectious Diseases of Poverty journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Dr. Salim Abdulla, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
MALARIA: Lessons from China could reshape elimination efforts in Africa
China’s success in eliminating malaria could provide valuable lessons for Africa, as experts point to a growing partnership between the two regions as a promising model in the fight against the disease.
A snip from the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Deus Ishengoma, who co-authored the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
WARNING: Scientists detect early signs of resistance to key malaria drug
A new study published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene has identified early warning signs of resistance to artemisinin —the world’s most important malaria treatment in southern Afri…
Poster: IFAKARA COMMUNICATIONS
UNION DAY: Celebrating 62 years of unity, strength, and progress
April 26 stands as a defining chapter in Tanzania’s story, a day when two nations came together to shape o…
Graphic by IFAKARA Communications
World Malaria Day 2026: Driven to end malaria - Now we can, now we must
On this year’s World Malaria Day, themed “Driven to End Malaria: Now We Can. Now We Must.”, the Ifak…
Photo: IFAKARA Communications
MALARIA FORUM 2026: National dialogue on malaria kicks off in Dodoma
On April 23 2026, the Ifakara Health Institute Malaria Forum 2026 took place in Dodoma at the Royal Villag…
Photo: IFAKARA Communications
MEDIA TOUR: Journalists witness gene drive technology innovation for malaria elimination
On 17 April 2026, the Africa Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA), in collaboration with the Ifakara Health Institut…
Photo by IFAKARA Communications
IFAKARA@70: Shaping the evolution of life-saving malaria drugs
For generations, a malaria diagnosis came with dangerous uncertainty—treatments failed, resistance spread, and lives hung in the balance.
Photo by IFAKARA Communications
IFAKARA@70: From trials to breakthroughs in the quest for a malaria vaccine
For 70 years, the Ifakara Health Institute has stood at the edge of one of science’s hardest frontiers: a vaccine against malaria.
Unlike measles or polio, malaria i…
Photo: IFAKARA Communications
PARTNERSHIP: Ifakara, Zanzibar Health Research Institute to collaborate on evidence generation
On 16 April 2026, Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) and the Zanzibar Health Research Institute (ZAHRI) signed a Mem…