A child at the Kiwangwa trial vaccination site in Bagamoyo. PHOTO | IFAKARA/KMC Files
BREAKTHROUGH: WHO recommends for use malaria vaccine evaluated by Ifakara
The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially recommended for use a new malaria vaccine that Ifakara Health Institute was involved in conducting its clinical trials from 2021-2022 to guard children against malari…
Dr. Dunstan Bishanga, the Chief of Party for Shinda Malaria and Director of Science (DoS) at Ifakara, Dr. Ally Olotu visit Mugana Hospital in Kagera | Photo Credit: KMC
TOUR: Shinda Malaria hosts newly appointed Director of Science in Kagera
From 2-3 October, senior management officials at Ifakara Health Institute paid a courtesy visit to Kagera region to observe on-ground progress of Shinda Malaria's initiatives in the area.
Dr. Jerry Hella, Principal Investigator for the project in Tanzania, and project leader and coordinator presenting n day 2 of the 3-day Tuberculosis - Close the Gap, Increase Access, Provide Adequate Therapy (TB-CAPT) Annual Consortium Meeting | Photo credit: KMC
FEEDBACK: Scientists share, discuss user experience of TB diagnostic tools
On Day 2 of the 3-day Tuberculosis - Close the Gap, Increase Access, Provide Adequate Therapy (TB-CAPT) Annual Consortium Meeting currently on at…
Helen Cox, University of Cape Town (UCT), giving a presentation at the TB-CAPT Annual Meeting 2023, White Sands Hotel | photo credit: KMC
TB: Scientists share updates, chat way forward
Ifakara Health Institute hosts scientists from South Africa, Tanzania and Mozambique for a 2-day Tuberculosis-Close the Gap, Increase Access, Provide Adequate Therapy (TB-CAPT) Annual Consortium Meeting which gets und…
Photo of Dr. Ally Olotu, the newly appointed Director of Science at Ifakara Health Institute. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA/KMC
LEADERSHIP: Dr. Olotu is the new Ifakara Director of Science
Ifakara Health Institute has announced Dr. Ally Olotu as its new Director of Science, taking over from Dr. Fredros Okumu, who held the post since 2016 and resigned a few months ago. Before this new appointment, Dr. Ol…
Ifakara Senior Social Scientist, Dr. Sally Mtenga handing over project policy briefs to Dr. Ntuli Kapologwe – the Director of Services in-charge of the Health Portfolio | Photo credit: KMC
POLICY: High-level engagements with ministry officials in Dodoma
Ifakara Health Institute today, concludes three days (September 27-29, 2023) of high-level engagements with officials of the Health Portfolio in …
Ifakara Mawlid greetings poster. | Credit: KMC
HOLIDAY: Mawlid greetings to all our partners
Ifakara extends warm Mawlid greetings to all staff, collaborators, partners, and Tanzanians, wishing for a day filled with reflection and inspira…
Dr. Amelia Bertozzi-Villa, a Senior Research Scientist from the Institute for Disease Modeling at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation facilitating the training at the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI) | Photo credit: KMC
TRAINING: Knowledge sharing on the development of data application packages
From September 25th to today, 2023, at the Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute (JKCI), the Data Science and Mathematical Modeling team from Ifakara H…
Samson Kiware from Ifakara with other facilitators at "Strengthening Vector Control Decision Making in Africa," workshop in Addis Ababa | Photo credit: Janice Maige
WORKSHOP: Addressing the decision-making challenge in vector control
In Addis Ababa last week, Ifakara Health Institute in collaboration with the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) and the Pan-…
Participants of the Rural Livelihood Innovation Bootcamp attend a mentorship session at Ifakara Innovation Hub offices in Ifakara. PHOTO | COURTSEY of Ifakara Innovation Hub
BOOTCAMP: Ifakara hub empowers 11 rural startups
The Ifakara Innovation Hub (IIH) organized a five-day Rural Livelihood Innovation Bootcamp held in Ifakara Town, Morogoro Region, designed for innovation startups that offer cutting-edge solutions to issues faced by r…