Participants at the IASC2025. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
IASC2025: Equitable digital innovation for resilient and intelligent health systems
At IASC2025, conversations on digital transformation underscored the critical role of data and technology in shaping stronger and more equitable health systems.
Group photo of the EHES department with the guest of honor. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
IASC2025: Ifakara Annual Scientific Conference gets underway in Dar es Salaam
The 4th Ifakara Annual Scientific Conference (IASC2025) which will run from 2-4 Sept 2025 is currently underway at the Mbezi Garden Hotel i…
A snip from the Aug 2025 edition's featured story. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications Sept 1, 2025
MTAFITI: Hope Beyond The Bite
"MTAFITI" - the monthly news and events round-up of Ifakara Health Institute - Aug 2025 edition is out. This issue spotlights breakthrough research on mosquito—from bed nets …
Group photo of the graduates.
GRADUATION: Honoring tomorrow’s public health champions
On August 28, 2025, a new chapter of achievement unfolded as students of the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (…
A snip from the Malaria Journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Nicodem Govella, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
MALARIA: Study links high-risk jobs and night-time habits to rising cases in Zanzibar
A new study has revealed that certain jobs and night-time behaviors are putting some people at higher risk of contracting malaria in Zanzibar, even as the islands move closer to eliminating the disease.
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Group photo of the meeting attendees. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
LAUNCH: IMARISHA kicks off to safeguard the well-being of primary health care workers
In Arusha, Tanzania on August 28, 2025, the Ministry of Health, the President’s Office – Regional Administ…
A snip from the BMJ Global Health journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Isaac Lyatuu, who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
HEALTH POLICY: Politics, not just poverty, drives health inequalities, new study finds
A new study shows that politics and power—not just social conditions—play a major role in shaping people’s health. The research introduces a new “process-oriented framework” designed to h…
A snip from the BMC Public Health with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Elizabeth Senkoro, the lead author of the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
HIV CARE: Science confirms effective treatment prevents transmission in couples
Science is changing what it means to live with HIV – particularly for couples where one partner is HIV-positive and the other is not, known as serodifferent couples. In Tanzania and Uganda, a recent study shows …
Acting Director of Ifakara Town Council Mr. Said Majaliwa giving remarks during the event opening ceremony. Photo by IFAKARA Communications
ENGAGEMENT: Ifakara, local leaders strengthen community HIV awareness
On August 25, the Chronic Diseases Clinic of Ifakara (CDCI), part of the Ifakara Health I…
BREAKTHROUGH: New mosquito control tool provides lasting protection
BREAKTHROUGH: New mosquito control tool provides lasting protection
Soon, communities in Tanzania and beyond may benefit from a groundbreaking mosquito control tool that provides protection for up to a year, thanks to new global analysis led by the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) and t…