One of the participants, Emmanuel Kashumba, contributes during the chat session. PHOTO | COURTESY/Rachel Magodi
STARTUP GRANTS: Ifakara Innovation Hub hosts side session at Sahara Sparks event in Dar
The Ifakara Innovation Hub team hosted a side chat session during an event organized by Sahara Sparks - an annual flagship event that focuses on innovation, technology and entrepreneurship.
Stakeholders who attended the GECO project meeting in a group photo in Morogoro on October 22, 2022. PHOTO | COURTESY/Silma Swaibu
ENGAGEMENT: Stakeholders discuss challenges of managing diabetes during COVID-19 outbreak
Ifakara Health Institute researchers implementing the Global Effort on COVID-19 (GECO) project on October 22, 2022 hosted a meeting with stakeholders in Morogoro to discuss social-economic and mental challenges of man…
An electronic banner unvelled to officially launch "Shinda Malaria." PHOTO | IFAKARA/KMC
LAUNCH: Health Minister, US envoy unveil “Shinda Malaria” project in Dodoma
Shinda Malaria is officially launched
Today in Dodoma, the Minister of Health, Ummy Mwalimu, and the US Ambassador to Tanzania, Dr. Donald Wright, joined health stakeholders to officially annou…
Participants of the GECO project meeting pose for a group photo during the meeting in Dar es Salaam recently. PHOTOS | IFAKARA/KMC
FORUM: Stakeholders discuss COVID-19 vaccines uptake in patients with diabetes
Researchers from Ifakara Health Institute hosted a forum of stakeholders where they disseminated findings of a study that aimed to explore factors influencing the uptake of the COVID-19 vaccines among patients with ty…
Ifakara researcher Solomon Mwakasungula (first-right) follows closely demonstration on the use of the PEBBLE divice. PHOTO | COURTESY/Solomon Mwakasungula
EMPOWERMENT: Ifakara researcher at viral diagnostic technologies training
Ifakara Health Institute researcher, Solomon Mwakasungula, was among participants of the training on modern viral diagnostic technologies hosted from October 10-12, 2022 by the Uganda Virus Institute (UVRI) under the …
Dr. Ally Hamadi, the Project Investigator for the ANTICOV Trial speaks to the stakeholders who attended the meeting in Dar es Salaam today. PHOTO | IFAKARA/KMC..
RESEARCH: Ifakara successfully scales up COVID-19 self-testing in Dar
Ifakara Health Institute today hosted over 60 community health workers (CHWs) and community-based health care coordinators from Ilala, Temeke and Kinondoni who were involved in scaling up self-testing for COVID-19 in …
The NEST360 forum in session as captured by our photographer during their weeklong meeting in Dar es Salaam on October 5th, 2022. PHOTO | IFAKARA/KMC
FORUM: NEST360 keen on reducing new-born deaths in sub-Saharan Africa
NEST360 program teams from four implementing countries convene in Dar es Salaam from October 3-7, 2022 to discuss their mission towards reducing neonatal mortality in the sub-Saharan Africa region.
Ifakara's dream team pose for a group photo before the match. PHOTO | COURTESY/Hamis Shaban
FOOTBALL: Ifakara vs Afya Pamoja friendly in Dar
Ifakara Health Institute staff enjoyed playing a friendly match mid this week against Afya Pamoja Organization (APO) with the former beating later by 15-10 goals.
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Workshop participants and facilitators pose for a group photo during the training. PHOTO | COURTESY/TIMCI
TRAINING: Ifakara, Swiss TPH host workshop on Data Science for Public Health in Dar
Tanzania’s Ifakara Health Institute in collaboration with the Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) hosted a workshop on Data Science for Public Health designed for data analysts.
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Members of the Ifakara Health Institute's Interventions and Clinical Trials Department pose for a group photo during their meeting in Morogoro, September 26-27, 2022. PHOTO | COURTESY/ICT
MEETING: Clinical trial teams convene in Morogoro
Ifakara Health Institute’s Interventions and Clinical Trials (ICT) department hosted a two-day meeting on September 26 and 27, 2022, in Morogoro. The meeting, which was attended by staff from Ifakara, Bagamoyo a…