A new study from Kasulu Town Council in Western Tanzania has raised concerns over the low number of pregnant women starting antenatal care (ANC) in…
As the world marks World Prematurity Day this week, we are reminded of the urgent need to strengthen care systems to save newborns lives. In a rece…
The Ifakara Health Institute joined …
The Ifakara Health Institute’s Dr. Peter B…
A major new scientific study has raised urgent concern over delayed malaria treatment among children across Sub-Saharan Africa — warning that…
The CARECHAIN-NCD p…
Rice fields could be providing ideal breeding conditions for malaria-carrying mosquitoes due to pollen present in standing water, according to a re…
On November 6, 2025, two Ifakara Health Institute scientists were featured in the latest episode of The Threshold. This is a Foreign Polic…
New studies conducted in Tanzania’s Tanga Region has found that larviciding – treating water bodies to kill mosquito larvae – has…
Rift Valley fever (RVF), a viral disease affecting both animals and humans, is circulating year-round in parts of Tanzania without being detected b…
