TB CARE: Uncovering the financial struggles of households in East Africa
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of illness and death despite current progress and initiatives to control the disease in the sub-Saharan A…
MEETING: Ifakara supports ministry to share primary health care committee guideline
On March 11, 2025, in Morogoro, the Ifakara Heal…
TRAINING: Ifakara IRB equips scientists with essential ethics knowledge
From 11-21 March 2025, the Ifakara Health Institute’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) team engaged with researchers in an ethical research t…
WEBINAR: Effective community engagement in global health research for sustainable change in Africa
On March 19, 2025, at 2 PM, the Ifakara Health Institute took part in an eng…
CONFIRMED: New study shows better way to detect worm infections
A study published on PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases recently has found that a laboratory method that detects and measures worm DNA in st…
#IWD2025: Happy Women's Day!
This year’s theme, <…
GENDER: New study reports shocking rates of violence against women in urban slums
A new study, which Ifakara Health Institute Research Scientist Hajirani Msuya contributed to, has uncovered alarming levels of intimate partner vio…
TRAINING: Medical pros equipped with critical care skills
For two weeks, medical professionals from Ifakara gathered at St. Francis Regional Referral Hospital for an intensive Intermediate Care Course aime…
IMPACT: Ifakara contributes to report on gene drives in Africa
The Ifakara Health Institute, represented by Dr.…
MEETING: Stakeholders discuss bed-net durability, distribution in Tanzania
In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on March 5, 2025, res…