

A group photo of the participants at Countdown Maternal Mortality Technical Workshop. PHOTO: Ifakara Communications
MEETING: Improving measurement of maternal and perinatal mortality in health facilities and in the population
From September 17-18 2024, the Ifakara Health Institute joined partners hos…

Ifakara's Chief Executive Director, Dr. Honorati Masanja, stressing out a point during the Multisectoral Dialogue panel in Zanzibar. PHOTO: Ifakara Communications
PANEL: Multisectoral dialogue to end malaria in Zanzibar
On September 13 2024 – the final leg of the 2024 Grand Challenges Afr…

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HOLIDAY: Maulid greetings to all our partners
The Ifakara Health Institute sends heartfelt Mawlid greetings to all its staff, collaborators, partners, and Tanzanian…
In Cheju Village on of the participants observed drone technology being used to map water pools to support malaria control efforts. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
VISIT: Global malaria partners tour malaria control projects
On the final day of the three-day 2024 Grand Challenges Africa Meeting (GCAM TZ) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, hosted by…

A group photo featuring the delegates at the African Malaria Community Meeting
MEETING: Global gathering for malaria control, elimination
From Sept 11-13 2024, Ifakara Health Institute and the Gates Foundation, hosted the three-day 2024 Grand Challenges Africa Meeting (GCAM Tz) in D…

A snip from The Journal of Infectious Diseases with insets of Ifakara Health Institute scientists - Kefas Mugittu, Muhidin Mahende, and Dunstan Bishanga, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
CONFIRMED: Tanzania’s first-line malaria drug remains effective
A recent study conducted in Tanzania in 2022 has confirmed that the malaria drug known as artemether-lumefantrine (AL), the country’s first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria, continues to be highly effici…

Group photo of the Tanzania delegation at the 2024 Global Evidence Summit. PHOTO: Dr. Getrud Mollel
FORUM: Ifakara joins WHO and govt at Global Evidence Summit in Europe
Tanzania was represented at the 2024 Global Evidence Summit in Prague, Czech Republic, from September 10-13, by Dr. Ge…

(L-R) Dele Olojede, founder and host of Africa in the World, Dr Ally Olotu, Director of Science at Ifakara Health Institute and r. Adrian Hill from Oxford University. PHOTO: Africa in the World Festival
FORUM: Ifakara discusses malaria burden, vaccines at global festival
The Ifakara Health Institute’s Director of Science, Dr. Ally Olotu, participated in the Africa in the World Fest…

The group in discussion at Ifakara Health Institute Chief Executive, Dr. Honorati Masanja's office in Dar es Salaam. PHOTO: Ifakara Communications
PARTNERSHIP: Ifakara, Ardhi University discuss MoU implementation
The Ifakara Health Institute Chief Executive, Dr. Honorati Masanja, engaged in a productive discussion with Prof. Ally Namangaya from Ardhi Unive…

Ifakara Health Institute scientist Dr. Yeromin Mlacha scoops mosquito larvae from breeding habitats, a crucial step in malaria control efforts in Tanzania. Photo: Courtesy of Yeromin Mlacha
FEATURE: Ifakara scientist on Global Times
In an article published by Global Times on September 3, 2024, Dr. Yermonin Mlacha, a vector biologist from Ifakara …