

Healthcare professionals being taken through a practical exercise during the training. Photo Credit: St. Francis Regional Referral Hospital (SFRRH)
TRAINING: Improving local healthcare practitioners’ skills in vascular ultrasound
Today, local healthcare professionals completed a five-day training in vascular ultrasound and surgery held at the St.…

Event poster featuring Dr. Marceline Finda, a distinguished Research Scientist at Ifakara Health Institute.
SPOTLIGHT: Live chat, gene drives for Malaria elimination in Africa
On Feb 1st 2024 at 11 am EAT, our SPOTLIGHT Series featured Dr. Marceline Finda, a distinguished Research Scientist at Ifakara Health Institute. …

Ifakara scientists, Dr. Getrud Mollel (left) and Prof. Maja Weisser pose at the sidelines of the event happening in Johannesburg, South Africa.
MEETING: SNIP-AFRICA assembly in Jo’burg
Jan 30th - 31st 2024, Ifakara Health Institute's research scientists, Dr. Getrud Mollel and Prof. Maja Weisser, p…

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NEWBORN HEALTH: NEST360 secures eight-figure global funding for next stage
On January 23, 2024, the Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies (NEST360) program, a global initiative aimed at enhancing newborn care and …

Event poster featuring Ifakara research scientist Issa Mshani. Credit: George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (GWSPH)
TALK: Ifakara scientist discussed new tech in malaria fight
On Thursday, the 25th of January 2024, at 8 PM EAT, the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (GWSPH) will played…

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INSIGHTS: Talk on effects of climate change on public health with Prof. Marcel Tanner
In a talk livestreamed on Monday morning, distinguished Swiss medical biologist Professor Marcel Tanner engaged in a conversation with Ifakara He…

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TALK: Climate change effects on public health by Swiss scholar Prof. Marcel Tanner
Renowned Swiss medical biologist, Professor Marcel Tanner, delivered a lecture titled "Effects of Climate Change on Public Health" from…

One of the participants demonstrates their innovative tools during a panel discussion session, which former Ifakara Director Dr. Hassan Mshinda facilitated in Bagamoyo. PHOTO: IFAKARA/Comms
DIGITALIZATION: Innovations to improve public health
On the evening of the fourth day of the joint training program by Ifakara Health Institute and Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, participants eagerly gathered for a panel discussion facilitated by former Ifa…

Attendees closely follow proceedings of the Career Fair, which Ifakara and the St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences hosted in Ifakara Town, Morogoro Region on Friday last week. PHOTO: IFAKARA/Comms
EMPOWERMENT: Ifakara, partner host career fair
On January 12, Ifakara Health Institute in collaboration with the St. Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences, held a Career Fair at the Iteka Complex, located within the grounds of the University in …

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COMMEMORATION: Zanzibar Revolution Day!
Zanzibar Revolution Day, observed on January 12th, is a public holiday in Tanzania. It honors the 1964 rev…