A participant contributes to the discussion during the NEST360 meeting held in Dar es Salaam from December 1-2, 2022. PHOTO | IFAKARA/KMC
ENGAGEMENT: NEST360 meets health stakeholders to discuss program progress
The NEST360 team met with health stakeholders in Dar es Salaam from December 1-2, 2022 to discuss the program’s implementation progress in Tanzania.
NEST360 is a fou…
US President's Malaria Initiative Coordinator, Dr. David Walton, uses a microscope at the Ifakara Health Institute Laboratory in Bagamoyo on December 7, 2022. PHOTOS | IFAKARA/Shinda Malaria
TOUR: US President's Malaria Initiative Coordinator visits Bagamoyo molecular labs
The U.S. President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) Coordinator, Dr. David Walton, on December 7th 2022, visited the Ifakara Health Institute Laboratory located in Bagamoyo. The lab will be used for the PMI supported ac…
A toast is proposed to the new office for the Shinda Malaria project in Dar es Salaam on Friday, December 2nd 2022. This symbolized the official opening of the office. PHOTOS | IFAKARA/KMC
OPENING: New Ifakara project office unveiled in Dar
Ifakara Health Institute Chief Executive Director, Dr. Honorati Masanja and USAID Tanzania Acquisition Officer Representative (AOR) Ms. Naomi Serbantez graced the official opening of the Shinda Malaria project office …
Spatial Analyst from the Gates Foundation, US, Dr. Amelia Bertozzi-Villa gestures when clarifying a point at one of a series of workshops on Spatial Analysis held in Dar es Salaam. PHOTOS | IFAKARA/KMC
WORKSHOP: Gates disease modeler Dr. Amelia Bertozzi-Villa in Dar
This month, Ifakara Health Institute scientist, Dr. Samson Kiware, hosted Dr. Amelia Bertozzi-Villa, a disease modeler from the Institute for Disease Modeling (IDM) at the Gates Foundation, for the knowledge-sharing s…
Facilitators of the e-health training front line (from right) Priscilla Mlay (Ifakara), Ame Masemo (ZAHRI) , Solomon Mwakasungula (Ifakara) and iIrabi Kassim (Ifakara) in a group photo with participants. PHOTO | COURTESY/Solomon Mwakasungula
TECHNOLOGY: Ifakara, partners to pilot e-health system for disease outbreak, control in Zanzibar
Ifakara Health Institute on Thursday this week joined partners in kick starting the process of piloting an e-health system for disease outbreak and control in Zanzibar – a first step towards introducing the digi…
Head of the Grants and Contracts Office at Ifakara Health Institute, Dr. Zawadi Mageni Mboma, briefs the GAVI delegation about Ifakara when they visited the Institute's Dar es Salaam Office on November 4, 2022. PHOTOS | KMC
VISIT: Ifakara hosts vaccine alliance delegation in Dar
Ifakara Health Institute welcomed a delegation from GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance, which visited the Institute’s offices in Dar es Salaam today, November 4th 2022. The alliance is committed to global health and dev…
Ifakara scientist, Dr. Omar Lweno (second-right), poses for a photo with some participants of this year's Grand Challenges Annual meeting in Brussels on October 24, 2022. PHOTO | COURTESY/Omar Lweno
IMPACT: Ifakara scientist at this year's Grand Challenges Meeting in Brussels
Ifakara Health Institute scientist, Dr. Omar Lweno, attended this year’s Grand Challenges Annual Meeting in Brussels, Belgium on October 24, 2022. The Grand Challenges initiatives seek to engage innovators from …
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…