A snip from the Global Health Action with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Donat Shamba, who led the study alongeside Jitihada Baraka. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
ANALYSIS: Who holds power in Tanzania’s health financing?
In Tanzania, decisions about maternal and child health are influenced by both government leaders and powerful global actors like the World Bank. A new study shows that civil society and citi…
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TRAINING: Empowering health pros in cervical cancer screening and care
Building on the success of previous training programs, the Ifakara Health Institute, in collaboration with St. Francis Referral Hospital and University Hospital Basel, Switzerland, host the 7th Ifakara Colposcopy Cour…
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WEBINAR: Countdown collaboration to spotlight health financing in global dialogue
New policy dialogue announced
A high-level policy dialogue will soon highlight how countries are financing health services for women, children, and adolescents. The event, titled “Funding…
A snip from the Malaria Journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Dr. Ester Elisaria, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
HEALTH INNOVATION: Mobile phone surveys could help track mosquito net use in Tanzania
A new study suggests that mobile phones could provide a faster and cheaper way to monitor mosquito net use in Tanzania, supporting malaria programs to track progress in the fight against the disease.
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HOLIDAY: Maulid greetings to all our partners
The Ifakara Health Institute extends warm Mawlid greetings to all staff, collaborators, partners, and Tanzanian…
Dr Halfan Ngowo of Ifakara next to Dr Wilfred Senyoni from HISP Tanzania on a panel discussing Building Smart, Shared Infrastructure for Health Data in Africa. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
IASC2025: Smart data and local innovation for connected, equitable health systems
Day three – the final day – of the 4th Ifakara Annual Scientific Conference (IASC2025) placed the spotlight on smart data and l…
Participants at the IASC2025. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
IASC2025: Equitable digital innovation for resilient and intelligent health systems
At IASC2025, conversations on digital transformation underscored the critical role of data and technology in shaping stronger and more equitable health systems.
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IASC2025: Ifakara Annual Scientific Conference gets underway in Dar es Salaam
The 4th Ifakara Annual Scientific Conference (IASC2025) which will run from 2-4 Sept 2025 is currently underway at the Mbezi Garden Hotel i…
A snip from the Aug 2025 edition's featured story. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications Sept 1, 2025
MTAFITI: Hope Beyond The Bite
"MTAFITI" - the monthly news and events round-up of Ifakara Health Institute - Aug 2025 edition is out. This issue spotlights breakthrough research on mosquito—from bed nets …
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GRADUATION: Honoring tomorrow’s public health champions
On August 28, 2025, a new chapter of achievement unfolded as students of the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (…