A snip from the Pediatric Surgery International journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Omar Juma, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
CHILD HEALTH: Life-threatening delays at major refugee camp in western Tanzania
A new study has revealed that children living in the Nyarugusu Refugee Camp in western Tanzania face life-threatening delays in accessing surgical care. Located in the Kigoma Region, Nyarugusu is one of the world&rsqu…
Prof. Dr. med. Martin Rohacek facilitates a session during the Infection Management training held at St. Francis Regional Referral Hospital (SFRRH) in Ifakara, Morogoro. Photo by Edgar Enzigard
TRAINING: Ifakara, partners empower young health pros in infection management
From October 9 to 10, 2025, the Ifakara Health Institute, in partnership with the St. Francis Regional Referral Hospital (SFRRH) and international collaborators, hosted the Second Course on Management of Infections in…
The Tanzania team doing an exercise during the session.
WORKSHOP: Ifakara participates in IMARISHA policy analysis workshop in South Africa
The Ifakara Health Institute, as part of the IMARISHA research consortium between South Africa and Burkina Faso, is ta…
A snip from PLOS One journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Masudi Maasayi, the lead author of the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications.
MALARIA: From indoors to outdoors, new device blocks mosquito bites for weeks
A recent study published on PLOS ONE has highlighted the effectiveness of a new device, the BiteBarrier, in the fight against mosquitoes. The transfluthrin-based spatial emanator releases vapors that repel an…
A snip from the Malaria Journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Winifrida Mponzi, the lead author of the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications.
CITIZEN SCIENCE: In Tanzania, it is motivation, not money, that drives the fight against malaria
“Fighting malaria is everyone’s concern.” That’s the message from community members in rural south-eastern Tanzania, where a recent study found motivation—not money—drives action ag…
The Gates Foundations Team and Ifakara's Chief Executive Director, Dr. Honorati Masanja and scientists pose for a group photo. PHOTO: Ifakara Communications
VISIT: Ifakara welcomes Gates Foundation to Bagamoyo site
On October 7 2025, the Ifakara Health Institute was honored to welcome a delegation from the Gates Foundation – one of its longstanding partners – for a special visit to the Inst…
A snip from the BMC Medical Genomics journal with an inset of the Ifakara Health Institute scientist, Mohamed Sasamalo and Jerry Hella, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
UNCOVERED: The genetic battle between humans and TB bacteria
A recent study in Tanzania has uncovered fresh insights on the genetic battle between humans and mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb), the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis (TB). Published on BMC Medica…
A snip from the BMJ Public Health journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist, Francis Ngadaya, the lead author of the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
HEALTH FINANCING: Closing the funding gap for malaria, HIV, and TB
A new study has warned that Tanzania must urgently find sustainable ways to finance its fight against malaria, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis (TB) as funding from international donors continues to decline, partly due to g…
A snip from the Science journal with insets of Ifakara Health Institute scientists Emmanuel Kaindoa, Joel Odero & Fredros Okumu, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
MOSQUITO RESEARCH: Scientists analyze the DNA of a major but understudied mosquito species
For over a century, anopheles funestus has been one of the deadliest carriers of malaria across Africa, yet little is known about its genetic makeup. In a recent study, scientists have taken a detailed look i…
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POLICY BRIEF: How Tanzania can pay health providers better under universal health insurance
A new policy brief by researchers from the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) sheds light on how healthcare providers in Tanzania are paid — and why i…