

Ifakara Health Institute's experimental tunnel test set-up situated at Ifakara's Bagamoyo Branch in Kingani. CREDIT: IFAKARA Communications
NEW PROJECT: Technology to combat mosquito resistance on the drawing board
In Bagamoyo, Tanzania the Ifakara Health Institute is developing a new weapon in the fight against mosquito-bor…

Documentary artwork. Credit: Wingspan Productions, HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, and ARTE France.
DOCUMENTARY: BBC features R21 malaria vaccine story in “Horizon”
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) announced on July 1, 2024, that the film "The Battle to Beat Ma…
Mario Jimenez Gonzales, University of Glasgow conducting part of the training. Credit: IFAKARA Communications
TRAINING: Scientists sharpen skills on new mosquito surveillance technologies
From July 1-5, 2024, the Ifakara Health Institute; the University of Glasgow, the Institut de Recherche en Sciences de…

A snip from the June 2024 edition's featured story. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications June. 28, 2024
Transformative AI for public health is here!
"MTAFITI" - the monthly news and events round-up of Ifakara Health Institute - June 2024 edition is out. The…

Hope Peter, Biomedical Engineer at the Ifakara Health Institute showcasing a device to visitors at the NEST360 booth at the 12th Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) Scientific Conference. CREDIT: IFAKARA Communications.
FORUM: Ifakara, partners showcase newborn program at MUHAS conference
From 27-28 June 2024, the Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies (NEST360) program, implemented by the Ifakara Health Institute and its partners in Tanzania, is taking part in the 12th Muhimbili University of He…

Group photo of the meeting particpants from Ifakara Health Institute, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) and the District Medical Office (DMO) in Kibaoni, Dar es Salaam. Photo curtesy of Dr Sally Mtenga
ENGAGEMENT: Ifakara, Swiss TPH update govt on cervical cancer project progress
26 June 2024, Ifakara Health Institute and the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) met with the Dis…

Photo curtesy of African Leaders Malaria Alliance (ALMA)
APPOINTMENT: Ifakara welcomes new Board of Trustees chair
25 June 2024, during Ifakara Health Institute's 63rd Board of Trustees meeti…

Dr. Dunstan Bishanga, Chief of Party for President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) funded-Shinda Malaria project. Credit: IFAKARA Communications
APPOINTMENT: Senior Ifakara director is new board chair of St.Magdalene Health Training Institute
The Ifakara Health Institute extends warm congratulations to Dr. Dunstan Bishan…

The session facilitator Dr. Nuruel Kitomary from Muhimbili National Hospital making a presentation. Credit: IFAKARA Communications
WORK-LIFE BALANCE: Ifakara enhances staff well-being with stress management training
The Ifakara Health Institute's Human Resources team recently hosted a valua…

Winnie Kibiru, a Technical Analyst from Villgro Africa facilitates a session during the PDP workshop held in Dar es Salaam. Photo courtesy of IFAKARA Communications
WORKSHOP: Ifakara innovation hub equips startups with product validation, market readiness skills
The Ifakara Innovation Hub (IIH) hosted a comprehensive PDP workshop for startups within the first cohort of the Hub's incubation program, aimed to provide participants with the necessary tools and knowledge to su…