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ENGAGEMENT: Ifakara Science Channel unveiled, subscribe now for research updates

A screen grab of the Ifakara Science Channel opener. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA/Coms

ENGAGEMENT: Ifakara Science Channel unveiled, subscribe now for research updates

Ifakara Health Institute Chief Executive Director, Dr. Honorati Masanja, has unveiled the ‘Ifakara Science Channel’ - a platform hosted on the world’s most popular video content provider operated by Google LLC – YouTube.

RESEARCH: Bohemia mini-census gets underway in Rufiji, Kibiti

BOHEMIA Project enumerator Eunice Futa administers a mini-census questionnaire at Mchukwi Ward, Kibiti District on November 26, 2020. BOHEMIA, a Unitaid funded project studying the use of Ivermectin drug to control malaria, is conducting a mini-census in Rufiji and Kibiti districts, Tanzania for a period of three months: November 2020 – January 2021. PHOTO | IFAKARA/Coms

RESEARCH: Bohemia mini-census gets underway in Rufiji, Kibiti

BOHEMIA, a Unitaid-funded project studying the use of Ivermectin drug to curb malaria, has launched a mini-census in Rufiji and Kibiti districts, Tanzania. During the three-month ac…

WORLD AIDS DAY: Ifakara marks the event with targeted community engagements

A sniff of the World Health Organization’s World AIDS Day 2020 commemorations campaign website. PHOTO | COURTESY/WHO

WORLD AIDS DAY: Ifakara marks the event with targeted community engagements

As part of World AIDS Day commemorations today, Ifakara Health Institute staff and collaborators participated in targeted engagement activities with communities and other stakeholders at various locations.

In Ifakara, our doctors and nu…

WORLD AIDS DAY: Ifakara offers free tests to over 400 prisoners

A team of doctors, nurses and other supporting staff from Ifakara Health Institute and St. Francis Referral Hospital in a group photo with prison officials outside the Idete Agricultural Prison in Ifakara on Sunday, November 30, 2020. PHOTO | COURTESY/Faraji Abilahi.

WORLD AIDS DAY: Ifakara offers free tests to over 400 prisoners

As part of World AIDS Day commemorations, Ifakara Health Institute doctors and nurses in collaboration with their St. Francis Referral Hospital counterparts visited Idete Prison in Ifakara where they offered free HIV, TB, malaria and blood pressu…

TRAINING: Ifakara trains 30 health workers on malnutrition

Attain Life Project Leader and Ifakara Health Institute Research Scientist, Dr. Getrud Mollel (second left) is joined by a pediatrician from Muhimbili National Hospital, Dr. David Kombo (Third left) and a Town Medical Officer of Ifakara, Dr. Erasto Rite (fourth left) for a group photo with health care workers and community health workers who participated in the training prepared by Ifakara Health Institute. PHOTO | JOSEPH MADATA/IHIcoms.

TRAINING: Ifakara trains 30 health workers on malnutrition

Ifakara Health Institute offered training on screening and management of acute malnutrition in children to health care workers and community health care workers.

The Institute, through a project known as ‘Attain Life,’ offer…

SYMPOSIUM: Ifakara, Korean foundation host joint innovation workshop

Ifakara Health Instittue seasoned researcher, Dr. Salim Abdulla, presides the Tanzania side workshop from Ifakara's Dar es Salaam Office at Mikocheni on November 24, 2020. PHOTO | IFAKARA/Coms

SYMPOSIUM: Ifakara, Korean foundation host joint innovation workshop

Ifakara Health Institute and the Korea Innovation Foundation host an innovation workshop from November 24-25, 2020 whose discussions focus on sustainable innovation approaches. The Korea Innovation Foundation is a professional technology commerci…

ENGAGEMENT: Ifakara, Costech discuss research registration, clearance guidelines

An official fromt the Commission for Science and Technology William Kindeketa presents during a joint meeting between Ifakara and Costech in Bagamoyo on Friday, November 20, 2020. PHOTO | IHI/Coms

ENGAGEMENT: Ifakara, Costech discuss research registration, clearance guidelines

A team of officials charged with handling research permit application and ethical clearance held a joint meeting with their Ifakara Health Institute counterparts in an initiative geared to boost ties between the two organizations.

The m…

FORUM: Over 20 Ifakara presentations at this year’s ASTMH conference

Screen grab of the ASTMH 2020 conference info. GRAPHIC | IHI/Coms

FORUM: Over 20 Ifakara presentations at this year’s ASTMH conference

There are 28 presentations by Ifakara Health Institute (Ifakara) and collaborators at this year's Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH), according to Ifakara Director of Science, Dr. Fredros Okumu.

FORUM: Ifakara shines at national non-communicable diseases conference

NCD Conference 2020 banner with Kassimu Tani's inset. GRAPHIC | Bilal A. Mpembamoto/IHIcoms

FORUM: Ifakara shines at national non-communicable diseases conference

Ifakara Health Institute researcher in Health Economics, Kassimu Tani (inset), was pronounced among scientists who submitted best posters at the 2nd National Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) conference held in Dar es Salaam from November 9-10 2020.…

FORUM: Three IHI scientists attend Global Health Systems Research Symposium 2020

The official HSR2020 website banner with photo insets of Gumi Abdallah, Donat Shamba and Peter Binyaruka. GRAPHIC | Bilal A. Mpembamoto/IHIcoms

FORUM: Three IHI scientists attend Global Health Systems Research Symposium 2020

Three Ifakara Health Institute researchers – Gumi Abdallah, Donat Shamba and Peter Binyaruka – are among over 2,000 policy-makers, practitioners and researchers from more than 100 countries attending the Sixth Global Symposium on Heal…