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RESEARCH: Ifakara, partners kick off COVID-19 study in Zanzibar
A new COVID-19 study has been launched in Zanzibar. The scientific surveillance assessment, scheduled to last 18 months, is entitled “Population-based age-stratified seroepidemiological investigation for coronav…
“BiliDix” machine demonstration. PHOTO | IFAKARA/Coms
INNOVATION: Ifakara partners launch new tool for challenged newborns
Ifakara Health Institute (Ifakara)’s NEST360 program partners - Hatch Technologies and Anudha Limited – have launched a new tool known as “BiliDx” - a bilirubinometer which allows nurses and cl…
Kilombero District Commissioner, Hanji Godigodi, stresses a point in one of the in-door sessions. Looking on and listening attentively are [R-L] Ifakara branch manager Frederick Masanja and official of the Product Development Program - an IIH partner - Masoud Mnonji. PHOTO | IFAKARA/Coms
ENGAGEMENT: Hub hosts “Innovation Week Tanzania” in Ifakara. National event in Dodoma
The Ifakara Innovation Hub (IIH) marked Innovation Week Tanzania (IWTz2022) in Ifakara from May 12-13, 2022. As a player in the innovation ecosystem, the hub organized activities and events which complimented this yea…
Azam TV crew interviews Dr. Samson Kiware at the Ifakara booth on the sidelines of the NIMR conference. PHOTO | COURTESY
ENGAGEMENT: Ifakara project showcases research work at NIMR scientific conference
Ifakara Health Institute’s Mathematical Modelling and Data Science Capacity Project, led by Dr. Samson Kiware, participated in this year’s Annual Joint Scientific Conference (AJSC) organized by the Nationa…
Strategic session in progress. PHOTO | IFAKARA/Coms
ENGAGEMENT: Ifakara innovation hub holds strategic meeting with partners in Dar
Ifakara Innovation Hub (IIH) in collaboration with the Product Development Partnership (PDP) forum held a three-day strategic meeting with their partners to discuss a range of topics on innovation and entrepreneurship…
Ifakara researcher, Rose Philipo, gestures as she briefs a visitor about malaria research on the sidelines of the Uhuru Torch event held in Bagamoyo recently. PHOTO | IFAKARA/Coms
ENGAGEMENT: Ifakara showcases research work at Uhuru Torch event in Bagamoyo
Ifakara Health Institute’s research teams from the Entomology, Clinical Trials, and Laboratory units showcased research work at the Uhuru Torch Event held at Nianjema Primary School in Bagamoyo on May 9th 2022. …
A researcher from the London School Joanna Schellenberg presents during the discussion. PHOTO |IFAKARA/Coms
MEETING: Researchers discuss study findings on bed net use in early childhood and survival to adulthood
Scientists from Ifakara Health Institute and partner institutions spent half a day on May 6th 2022 discussing findings of a study they conducted over a two-decade period in rural southern Tanzania which shed light on …
Telematics project lead investigator, Dr. Jerry Hella, gestures as he presents research findings of the study in Morogoro recently. All PHOTOS | IFAKARA/Coms
DISSEMINATION: Ifakara's "Telematics" project shares TB diagnostic study results
Ifakara Health Institute’s Health Telematics Infrastructure (HTI) project hosted a two-day meeting with stakeholders from April 28-29, 2022 in Morogoro region where they disseminated findings of its three-year s…
The Minister for Health Ummy Mwalimu gives remarks at the World Malaria Day event held at the national level in Dodoma on April 25 2022. Among the diginitaries listening on the high table is the Swiss Ambassador to Tanzania, Dr. Didier Chassot (5th from left). PHOTO | IFAKARA/Coms
#MALARIADAY2022: Health Minister explains how malaria fight can benefit from national census statistics
The Minister for Health Ummy Mwalimu has underlined the importance of national census statistics in the fight against malaria. Addressing the World Malaria Day 2022 gathering held at the national level at Chinangali P…
View of the Chinangali Park entrance where the World Malaria Day 2022 commemorations are observed at the national level.
#MALARIADAY2022: Ifakara teams showcase malaria research at national event in Dodoma
As one of the leading malaria research institutes globally, Ifakara has teams of scientists and supporting staff at Chinangali Park in Dodoma – where this year’s commemorations are observed at the national…