

The Ifakara Review Board (IRB) members on a session in Kingani, Bagamoyo. PHOTO CREDIT: Ifakara Communications
ETHICS: Ifakara board updates clearance, oversight procedures
From 18-22 March 2024, the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Ifakara Health Institute convened for a five-day session in Kingani, Bagamoyo, aimed at revising its Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP…

Ifakara staff receiving instructions on firefighting during a practical session of the training at Ifakara branch office in Ifakara.
PREPAREDNESS: Ifakara raises staff fire safety awareness
On March 11, 2024, Ifakara Health Institute organized a session to raise staff awareness regarding fire safety and rescue procedures during emergencies at its Ifakara branch offices in Mlabani, Ifakara. The training w…

Judith Mshumbusi, the acting Supply Chain Manager, moderating the session. Credit: IFAKARA Communications
TRAINING: Ifakara completes procurement ethics short course
From March 18-22, 2024, Ifakara Health Institute conducted a series of training sessions centered on ethical procureme…

Conference poster. Credit: IFAKARA Communications
FORUM: Ifakara, partner to host scientific conference on public health in May
St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences (SFUCHAS) and Ifakara Health Institutes (IHI) are excited…

Halili Letea, Facilitator from Mwananchi discusses Data Visualisation with (from left) Communication Officers Silma Swaibu, Jane Moshi, and Saburi Seif, along with the Deputy Information and Communications Technology Manager, Kilongi Kayera. Credit: IFAKARA Communications
TRAINING: Ifakara readies for current, future digital communication initiatives
From March 11-15, 2024, the Communications Unit alongside the ICT unit at the I…

Participants of the training during one of the sessions. Credit: IFAKARA Communications
TRAINING: Healthcare practitioners sharpen quality improvement skills
In an effort to enhance healthcare quality, the Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies (NEST360) program, in col…

Ifakara Health Institute's Chief Executive Director Dr. Honorati Masanja speaking during the event.
FORUM: Scaling programs for early childhood development
Thrive, a multi-country early childhood development research program implemented in Tanzania by the Ifakara Health Ins…

Dr. Sarah Blythe Ballard, Resident Advisor, President's Malaria Initiative stressing a point during the event. Credit: Shinda Malaria
MEETING: Ifakara, PMI partners draw malaria operational plan
Today, the Ifakara Health Institute team, led by the Chief Executive Director, Dr. Honorati Masanja, actively participated in the Malaria Operati…

Webinar poster. Credit: Ifakara Communications
WEBINAR: Communicating genetic biocontrol
March 14, 2024, at 16:00 EAT, the Ifakara Health Institute will participate in an informative webinar on Science Commu…

Dr. Dunstan Bishanga, Chief of Party for President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) funded-Shinda Malaria project addressing the audience during the event. Credit: Shinda Malaria
DISSEMINATION: Shinda Malaria project shares study findings in Dodoma
Today, the Shinda Malaria project shared the outcome of a significant “Therapeutic Efficacy Study (TES)” conducted last year in five …