Ifakara Statistician Samwel Lwambura facilitates a session during a the NOURISH Tanzania project training held in Dodoma. Photo courtesy of IFAKARA Communications
WORKSHOP: Field interviewers empowered to evaluate food security
From October 8 to 12, Ifakara Health Institute conducted a training session for field interviewers involved in the NOURISH Tanzania project in Dodoma. The project aims to empower smallholder farmers and enhance food s…
(L-R) Emmanuel Mbuba, Project Leader and Coordinator of the ViALLIN project, Philipo Ruzige, Research Officer and Fadhila Kihwele, Social Behavioural Change Officer. PHOTO: IFAKARA Communications
WORKSHOP: Stakeholders discuss improving bed net programs in Tanzania
On October 8, 2024, the "Visual Analysis of Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets to Maximize Universal Access" (ViALLIN) project at the Ifakara Health Institute convened stakeholders to discuss strategies for the …
Prof. Dr. Med Maja Weisser from the Ifakara Health Institute leads a session during the clinical research training at St. Francis Regional Referral Hospital (SFRH) in Ifakara. Photo by IFAKARA Communications.
TRAINING: Healthcare pros equipped with clinical research skills
During the week of October 2-4, 2024, the Chronic Diseases Clinic of Ifakara (CDCI) at Ifakara Health Institute successfully conducted a training course for healthcare professionals, aimed at equipping them with essen…
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POLICY: Improving rabies vaccine supply in Tanzania
Rabies remains a major health issue in Tanzania, causing around 800 deaths each year. Many of these deaths can be prevented through post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP), but access to this treatment is often hindered by su…
The Ifakara Health Institute team at the Tanzania Health Summit, led by the Chief Executive Director, Dr. Honorati Masanja, [center - in a dark suit], poses for a final group photo after a successful conference at Fumba Town, Zanzibar on Thursday, October 3, 2024. PHOTO | IFAKARA Communications
#THS2024: Ifakara wraps up Tanzania Health Summit 2024!
From October 1-3, 2024, we were honored to participate in the 11th Annual Tanzania Health Summit in Zanzibar, themed “Igniting Progress: Joining Efforts for Quality Healthcare through Public-Private Partnerships…
Visitors at the NEST360 Program booth during the 2024 Tanzania Health Summit hear about the initiative from Hope Peter, the program's biochemical engineer. Photo by IFAKARA Communications.
#THS2024: NEST360 exhibits innovative tools for newborns
The 11th Tanzania Health Summit kicked off on October 1, 2024, in Zanzibar, with the Newborn Essential Solutions & Technologies (NEST360) program, implemented by Ifakara Health Institute and partners in Tanzania, …
Ifakara research scientist Sheikha Mohamed engages with visitors at the Ifakara Health Institute exhibition booths during the 2024 Tanzania Health Summit in Zanzibar. Photo by IFAKARA Communications.
#THS2024: Ifakara “igniting progress” at Tanzania Health Summit 2024!
The 11th Annual Tanzania Health Summit took place in Zanzibar, Tanzania, from October 1-3, 2024. Themed "Igniting Progress: Joining Efforts for Quality Healthcare through Public-Private Partnerships," the su…
A snip from the September 2024 edition's featured story. GRAPHIC | IFAKARA Communications
MTAFITI: Transforming lives of youth with HIV
"MTAFITI" - the monthly news and events round-up of Ifakara Health Institute - September 2024 edition is out. The edition focuses on how peer-led, group-based initiatives can be leveraged to enhance mental h…
(L-R) Dr. Mahmoud Abdulwahab Alawi, Principal of KIST; a Biomedical Engineer at KIST; Zanzibar's Minister of Health, Nassor Ahmed Mazru; and the Dean of the School of Health and Medical Sciences at SUZA during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the skills labs at KIST.
LAUNCH: NEST360 program unveils skill labs in Zanzibar
On September 30, 2024, in a ceremony held at the Karume Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) in Zanzibar, key pa…
Ifakara scientist, Dr. Lina Finda, briefs councilors from Ifakara and Masasi on research conducted at the Vector Sphere site during their visit to Ifakara Health Institute. Photo credit: IFAKARA Communications.
VISIT: Ifakara hosts town councilors for an engaging research tour
Today, Ifakara Health Institute welcomed a delegation of councilors from the Ifakara Town Council and Masasi Town Council at its offices in Ifakara.
Invited by the Directo…