(L-R) Dr. Arisekola Jinadu, Dr. Azma Simba, Dr. Niluka Wijekoon, Dr. Honorati Masanja and Dr. Luc Tsachoua. Photo credit: Ifakara Communications
VISIT: WHO, Ifakara discuss health emergency preparedness
The Ifakara Health Institute hosted a delegation from the World Health Organization's Universal Health Preparedness Review (UHPR) secretariat…
Prof. Killeen gestures as he clarifies a point during the interactive discussion. PHOTO | IFAKARA/COMMS
TALK: Promoting successful, independent African scientists at genuinely African institutions
Ifakara Health Institute’s seasoned researcher, Prof. Gerard Killeen aka “Ger” or “Gerry”, facilitated a participat…
IHI official poster for World AIDS Day. Credit: Ifakara KMC
WORLD AIDS DAY: Let communities lead in the fight against the virus!
Dec 1st 2023 was World AIDS Day! The Ifakara Health Institute staff led by our Chronic Diseases Clinic of Ifakara (CDCI) team engaged the pucblic…
Dr. Samson Kiware, speaking during the “Data and Education: Building Capacity of Data Scientists in Africa” panel session at Data Tamasha 2023.
#DataTamasha2023: Ifakara weighs in on data, education
Ifakara Health Institute’s Data Science and Mathematical Modelling team has been attending the 2023 Data Tamasha held at Johari Rotana sinc…
Dr. Sarah - Blythe Ballard, Resident Advisor, President's Malaria Initiative, giving a speech at the handover. Photo credit: Shinda Malaria
SUPPORT: Kagera receives tools worth TZS 60m from the US
Today, the Shinda Malaria project, generously funded by the American People through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID…
Chief Executive Director, Dr. Honorati Masanja with Dr. Dustan Bishanga, Chief of Party for Shinda Malaria at the Kagera Regional Medical Office
TOUR: Ifakara director joins PMI for Shinda Malaria visit in Kagera
In a significant development, Ifakara Health Institute Chief Executive Director, Dr. Honorati Masanja, yesterday joined representatives from the …
Nancy Matowo, a participant from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine at the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) in Mwanza, Tanzania. Photo credit: Ifakara KMC
CLOSED: Workshop on WHO guidelines for vector control products
In partnership with the Innovative Vector Control Consortium, the Ifakara Health Institute has successfully completed a 5-day workshop in Bagamoyo, Tanzania. The workshop was designed to ac…
Emmanuel Kaidoa with colleagues during the 64th Institute of Tropical Medicine (ITM) Colloquium.
FORUM: Ifakara at international conference on diseases, climate change
Dr. Emmanuel Kaindoa, Head of the Environmental Health and Ecological Sciences (EHES) Department re…
Ifakara scientist, Dr. Michael Mihayo addressing patients at the Bagamoyo District Hospital. Photo credit: Ifakara KMC
NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES: Ministry, Ifakara launch campaign for Bagamoyo, Mkuranga
The Ifakara Health Institute is joining forces with the Ministry of Health for a 3-day exercise to perform surgery on 150 citizens sufferi…
MAP Senior Research Fellow Dr Susan Rumisha (left) and East Africa Node technical lead, Dr. Punam Amratia (right). Photo credit: Telethon Kids Institute.
NEW PROJECT: $5m grant for cutting-edge malaria research in Africa
Malaria Atlas Project (MAP), the world's leading malaria database, has secured a substantial $16 million grant from the Bill & Mel…