US Ambassador Michael Battle (4th from left) accompanied by Ifakara Health Institute Chief Executive Director, Dr. Honorati Masanja,(5th from left) observe demonstrations during a visit to the Ifakara laboratory in Kingani, Bagamoyo. Photo credit: IFAKARA Communications.
VISIT: US Ambassador witnesses cutting-edge research facilities in Bagamoyo, Tanzania
On 25 November 2024, Ifakara Health Institute had the privilege of welcoming the U.S. Ambassador to Tanzania Michael Battle for a site visit to research platforms located at the Institute’s offices in Kingani, B…
Dr. Sarah Moore clarifies a point when speaking at a past gathering in Bagamoyo, Tanzania on November 20, 2024 - PHOTO - IFAKARA FILE
APPOINTMENT: Ifakara scientist now adjunct professor at the University of Basel
Ifakara Health Institute scientist, Dr. Sarah Moore, has been promoted to the p…
A snip from the Nature journal with an inset of Ifakara Health Institute scientist Maxmillian Mpina who contributed to the study. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
EVALUATION: Assessing progress, challenges of the first malaria vaccine - RTS,S
The first malaria vaccine to receive the World Health Organization (WHO) approval - RTS,S – has been a significant step forward in the fight against malaria. However, new findings underline the need to strengthe…
Dr. Dunstan Bishanga, PMI Shinda (Defeat) Malaria's Chief of Party emphasizes a point during a discussion at the visit. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
TOUR: Global Fund reviews health interventions in Kagera, Tanzania
A Global Fund delegation recently visited Tanzania's Kagera region to review health interventions aimed at combati…
(L-R) Donat Shamba and Dr Peter Binyaruka, Ifakara scientists at the at the 8th Health Systems Research (HSR2024) Global Symposium in Nagasaki, Japan.
FORUM: Ifakara highlights Tanzania’s health system innovations in Japan
Two researchers from the Ifakara Health Institute, Dr. Peter Binyaruka and Donat Shamba, are representing the Health Systems, Impact Evaluation, …
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EXCLUSIVE: Ifakara shares malaria innovations in The Telegraph
In a recent exclusive interview with one of the top UK tabloids, The Telegraph, Ifakara Health Institute highlighted the groundbreaking innovations it is pioneering in the fight against malaria.
Prof. Samson Kiware (Left), a research scientist at Ifakara Health Institute, engages with a participant during a session on Malaria Vector Control and Surveillance training held in Ifakara, Morogoro. Photo by IFAKARA Communications
TRAINING: How to effectively deal with a notorious mosquito species - anopheles stephensi
This week, Ifakara Health Institute, in collaboration with the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP), conducted an intensive six-day refresher training on effective malaria vector entomological control and surveil…
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VISIT: Ifakara hosts Malaria No More, UK's Telegraph newspaper
From October 15 to 19, 2024, Ifakara Health Institute welcomed a team from Malaria No More UK and The Telegraph newspaper on a press trip to learn about the cutting-edge research taking place at the institute.<…
(L-R) Jürg Utzinger - Director, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), State Secretary Martina Hirayama from the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research, and Innovation (SERI) and Ifakara Chief Executive Director Dr. Honorati Masanja taken at Ifakara's facilities in Kingani Bagamoyo. Photo: Ifakara Communications
PARTNERSHIP: Swiss State Secretary Hirayama visits research facilities in Bagamoyo
As part of a mission to strengthen Tanzanian-Swiss ties, the Ifakara Health Institute hosted State Secretary Martina Hirayama from the Swiss Stat…
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COMMEMORATION: On the World Children's Day let’s listen to the future!
On the World Children’s Day today, Ifakara Health Institute proudly reaffirms its commitment to ensuring the health, well-being, and rights…