The Deputy Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. Seif Shekalaghe [3RD-L] arrives at Temeke hospital for a brief visit of the NEST360 program on Saturday, September 24, 2022. PHOTOS | IFAKARA/KMC
TOUR: Health ministry deputy PS visits NEST360 program at Temeke hospital
The Deputy Permanent Secretary for Health, Dr. Seif Shekalaghe, visited the Temeke Regional Referral Hospital in Temeke Municipality, Dar es Salaam Region, to inspect progress made by the NEST360 program in improving …
A section of journalists who attended a briefing on the role of community in the fight against TB and how they can report science effectively. PHOTO | IFAKARA/KMC
BRIEFING: Ifakara updates the media on the role of community in TB fight
Ifakara Health Institute and the TB Alliance today here host the media and other stakeholders in the fight against tuberculosis (TB) in Bagamoyo for a day-long meeting to give them updates on the role of Bagamoyo comm…
Ifakara Health Institute seasoned researcher, Dr. Ester Elisaria, displays a certificate she was awarded on successful completion of a training course on process evaluation health in Nairobi. PHOTO | COURTESY/Dr. Ester Elisaria.
TRAINING: Ifakara researcher at Nairobi “process evaluation” workshop
Ifakara Health Institute seasoned researcher, Dr. Ester Elisaria, was awarded a certificate of course completion by Devimpact Institute after successfully completing a short program titled, “Training on Process …
Members of the PMI | TMSA project team and officials of the Katavi regional authority pose for a group photo after their engagement on September 9th 2022. PHOTO | IFAKARA/KMC
INTRODUCTION: PMI | TMSA team pays first visit to Dodoma, Katavi; meets key stakeholders
The PMI | TMSA project team went to Dodoma – Tanzania’s administrative capital – and visited Katavi region on September 6-7; and 8-9, 2022 to officially introduce the project to the national and regi…
Ifakara Health Institute Chief Internal Auditor, Benjamin Chimori, addresses participants during a workshop held at the Ifakara's Dar es Salaam office. PHOTO | COURTESY/Barnabas Mwaikusa
WORKSHOP: Ifakara raises staff awareness on fraud
Ifakara Health Institute hosted a series of workshops on fraud awareness for all staff of the Institute which aimed at giving them essential knowledge on fraudulent practices, detection, prevention and the consequence…
Ifakara's MScPHR graduates in a group photo after they were conferred with their degrees on August 18, 2022 in Arusha. PHOTO | COURTESY/Dickson Lwetoijera
TRAINING: Ifakara’s public health research students get their degrees in Arusha
Twelve candidates who pursued their Master of Science in Public Health Research (MScPHR) degree program of the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) at the Ifakara Health Institute&rsq…
The NEST360 and Zanzibar Ministry of Health teams in a group photo on August 15th 2022 in Zanzibar. PHOTO | COURTESY/Donat Shamba
ENGAGEMENT: NEST360, Z’bar health ministry partnership for reducing newborn deaths in sight
Ifakara Health Institute (Ifakara) participated in a national level engagement meeting with Zanzibar’s Ministry of health to discuss partnerships for reducing neonatal mortality in Zanzibar through the NEST360 p…
Ifakara Research Scientist who represented the Institute in the dialogue in Nairobi Farida Hassan (third-left) poses for a photo with colleagues. PHOTO | COURTESY/Farida Hassan
ENGAGEMENT: Ifakara part of regional dialogue to promote healthy diets, prevent NCDs
Ifakara Health Institute (Ifakara) participated in a regional dialogue for Human Rights and Health Diets Research Initiative (HRHD research) held in Nairobi, Kenya. The meeting was held from July 27 to 28, 2022 and re…
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TRAINING: Swiss TPH, Ifakara to host field malaria course in Tanzania
The Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) in collaboration with Ifakara Health Institute plans to host a field malaria course in Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar from September 19 to October 14, 2022.
Deep Cities project Principal Investigator, Dr. Yeromin Mlacha, speaks during the project launch in Dar es Salaam on August 9, 2022. PHOTO | IFAKARA/Communications
RESEARCH: New study to investigate relationship between mosquito densities and urban architecture
Ifakara Health Institute and partners from the Royal Danish Academy and the University of Copenhagen met in Dar es Salaam to launch a new project which aims to investigate the relationship between mosquito densities i…