PRESS RELEASE: Ifakara, UCSF Lead Global Research on Long-Lasting Mosquito Defence

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – A new global analysis led by the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) has found that a new type of repellent known as “spatial emanators” – sheet-like devices that release insecticides into the air—can reduce mosquito bites by more than half. Published in eBioMedicine by The Lancet, the analysis comes just after the WHO’s new recommendation for this first new vector control tool in 40 years, offering up to a year of protection against mosquitoes that spread malaria, as well as dengue, West Nile, yellow fever, and Zika. 
 

TRAINING: Health Systems Planning Under Pressure

The Ifakara Health Institute, in partnership with the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), has announced an intensive training course “Health Systems Planning under Pressure: Tanzanian - Swiss Course”, scheduled to take place from January 11–20, 2026, in Bagamoyo, Tanzania. The focus will be on health planning and policy. Applications are welcome from healthcare professionals and master’s students who have not previously taken part in the course. The application deadline is September 30, 2025. Only limited spaces available, so applicants are encouraged to apply early to secure their spots!

PRESS RELEASE: SNIP-AFRICA General Assembly held in Dar es Salaam from March 27-28, 2025

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – The SNIP-AFRICA project implemented in Tanzania by the Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) and partners is currently hosting its second in-person General Assembly meeting in Dar es Salaam running from March 27-28, 2025, bringing together representatives from 12 partner institutions across Africa and Europe. Delegates from esteemed organizations, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Shionogi, and the African Neonatal Association, are  in attendance.

CONDOLENCES: Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Faustine Ndugulile

The Chief Executive Director of the Ifakara Health Institute has released an official condolence message following the passing of Dr. Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile, a visionary leader and dedicated advocate for public health. Dr. Ndugulile passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, in India, where he was receiving treatment.

The message pays tribute to Dr. Ndugulile's remarkable legacy and conveys heartfelt condolences to his family, colleagues, and all whose lives he impacted.

CONDOLENCE: Tribute to the victims of Kariakoo building accident

The Acting Chief Executive Director of the Ifakara Health Institute has issued an official condolence message following the tragic collapse of a four-story building in Kariakoo, which resulted in a significant loss of lives and injuries. The message expresses our heartfelt condolences, solidarity, and hope for the recovery of those affected while commending the efforts of the rescue teams.

We invite you to view and share the message as we stand united in support of the Kariakoo community and all those impacted.

CALL: Pre-qualification of vendors for the financial year 2024/2025

Ifakara Health Institute invites applications from eligible, competent and qualified vendors to provide goods and services for the 2024/2025 financial year.

CONDOLENCES: Ifakara pays tribute to the Hanang flood victims

Hanang District, situated among the six districts of the Manyara Region in Tanzania, has been hit by
severe flash floods which have resulted in deaths, casualties, and the displacement of numerous
individuals.

The floods swept through Katesh and Gendabi towns on the slopes of Mt. Hanang on Sunday, December
3, 2023, following heavy rainfall. Following this devastating and tragic incident, Ifakara Health Institute
Chief Executive Director, Dr. Honorati Masanja, has conveyed a message of condolences to the Hanang
community.

Call: Pre-qualification of vendors for the financial year 2023/2024

Ifakara Health Institute invites applications from eligible, competent and qualified vendors to provide goods and services for the 2023/2024 financial year.

PUBLIC STATEMENT: Ifakara recruitment process is guided by laws, regulations, guidelines and professionalism

Ifakara Health Institute has issued a public statement reminding stakeholders that the Institute is an equal opportunity employer whose recruitment process is merit-based.

PRESS RELEASE: Breakthrough treatment for persistent worm infections

The first new drug in several decades has been confirmed as an effective candidate for treating parasitic worm infections by researchers at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) and Public Health Laboratory – Ivo de Carneri (PHL-IdC).

#WMD2023 MESSAGE: Let’s innovate the next generation malaria control tools

On the #WorldMalariaDay, Ifakara Health Institute Chief Executive Director, Dr. Honorati Masanja, issued an official statement, affirming commitment to the fight against malaria. After the Statement, you'll find the key messages.

CONDOLENCES: Remembering Dr. Kohi for his leadership in the Ifakara Board

Major General Prof. Dr. Yadon M. Kohi who passed away on Sunday at Muhimbili National Hospital after a long-term illness. Dr. Yadon Kohi served as Chairman of Board of Trustees of Ifakara Health Institute. The Institute has issued a condolence message following his demise.

SUPPY CHAIN: New Ifakara Procurement Manual becomes effective on April 1 2023

The new Ifakara Health Institute Procurement Manual has just been released for use. Ifakara's Supply Chain Manager, Daniel Simon, says the document will become effective on April 1, 2023.

#IWD2023 MESSAGE: Let's collectively #EmbraceEquity

Ifakara Health Institute Chief Executive Director, Dr. Honorati Masanja, has issued a special statement on the International Women's Day 2023 in which he affirms the Institute’s commitment to give women staff of the organization equal rights, opportunities and the future they deserve.

UPDATED: List of IFAKARA Health Institute Pre-Qualified Vendors for FY2022/23

The Supply Chain Unit has updated the list of pre-qualified suppliers of goods and services to Ifakara Health Institute for the 2022/23 financial year. In the latest updates, an independent lot named: "Provision of Seat Cover and Tent Services" has been added (on page 10). A vendor listed under this lot was previously included under a lot named: "Supply of Office Furniture". The updates focused on re-organizing, not removing or adding new vendors.

GOVERNANCE: Prof. Aboud is the new Ifakara Health Institute Board chair

Prof. Said Aboud (pictured) is the new chairperson of the Ifakara Health Institute’s Board of Governors (BOG) for the next five years, effective this month.

PROCUREMENT: New List of Pre-Qualified Vendors for FY2022/23 is Out!

The Supply Chain Unit at Ifakara Health Institute has just released the list of pre-qualified suppliers of goods and services to the Institute for the 2022/23 financial year. Click "More details" below to get the list.

CAUTION: Ifakara recruitments observe the law, regulations and professionalism

Ifakara Health Institute has issued a public statement distancing itself from fake calls for employment in which blackmailers deceive job seekers by using the Ifakara name to call them to fake jobs and some of them claiming they would “successfully” facilitate their job applications.

PRESS RELEASE: Chronic TB can now be treated for only 6 months!

For the first time in the recent medical development history, almost all patients with chronic TB, which is technically called DR-TB, can be treated for six months using oral drugs. The revelation is based on new clinical evidence presented and published recently contained in the new guidelines issues by the World Health Organization (WHO), which Ifakara Health Institute today briefs the media about.

Ifakara staff earn awards

Congratulations to Halfan Ngowo and Neema Gamasa for earning a PhD and fellowship, respectively!

Call: Pre-qualification of vendors for the financial year 2022/2023

Ifakara Health Institute invites applications from eligible, competent and qualified companies for the pre-qualification to provide goods and services for the 2022/2023 financial year.

Caution: Information on call to malaria research involving drunk participants is FAKE!

Ifakara Communications Office has issued an official statement to rebuke fake information circulating on social media, particularly WhatsApp, calling people to a study involving drunk participants in Kisarawe District, Coast Region. The Institute distances itself from the information and urged the general public to ignore it.

#MalariaDay2022: Together, we can #FightForWhatCounts to #EndMalaria

Ifakara Health Institute Chief Executive Director, Dr. Honorati Masanja, has issued an official statement on the World Malaria Day 2022. While focusing on this year’s theme: “Harness innovation to reduce the malaria disease burden and save lives,” Dr. Masanja expressed commitment to the ultimate goal - malaria elimination - by maintaining this focus through Ifakara's comprehensive approach to research.

Short course on health impact assessment of large infrastructure projects

Ifakara Health Institute's Health Impact Assessment for Sustainable Development (HIA4SD) project plans to host a short course on health impact assessment of large infrastructure projects. The course is designed for environmental or social health experts/trainers and will be held at the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (Muhas) in Dar es Salaam for three days from June 14-16, 2022. Only 15 seats are available, so be sure to apply by May 15, 2022.

World TB Day 2022: Investing in research to end TB, save lives

Ifakara Health Institute observes the World TB Day 2022 on March 24. Each year, the world recognizes World TB Day on March 24 - an annual event that commemorates the date in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch announced his discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes tuberculosis (TB).

WOMEN’S DAY 2022: Together, we can #BreakTheBias

It’s Women’s Day today! Ifakara Health Institute Chief Executive Director has issued a special statement in which he affirms IFAKARA commitment to give women staff of the organization equal rights, opportunities and the future they deserve.

CONDOLENCES: Ifakara remembers Dr. Mwele for her leadership in the Board

The director of the Department of Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Dr. Mwelecele Ntuli Malecela, widely known for a short form of her first name – “Mwele” died Thursday at the age of 58. Dr. Mwelecele served in the Ifakara Health Institute Board for slightly over five years – from 2010-2016, therefore Ifakara Health Institute has issued a condolence message following the death.

New Swahili App supports healthcare workers to ensure safe deliveries

Ifakara Health Institute and Maternity Foundation have partnered with the Danish Embassy in Tanzania and the Ole Kirk Foundation to launch a Swahili version of the Safe Delivery App – a mobile training tool and job aid for healthcare workers to ensure safer childbirths for mothers and newborns in Tanzania.

World Prematurity Day: Tanzania’s Ministry of Health launches new program to save newborn lives across the country

Tanzania’s Ministry of Health, Temeke Referral Hospital, and the NEST360 (Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies) program, on November 16, 2021, launched a new partnership for improved newborn care in Tanzania.

Ifakara unveils list of pre-qualified vendors for provision of various services in the 2021/22 financial year

The Supply Chain Management Unit, previously Procurement Management Unit, has announced vendors pre-qualified to offer various services to Ifakara branches and sites for the 2021/22 financial year.

Ifakara tests efficacy of new, more effective malaria vaccine

Ifakara Health Institute clinicians administered the first doses of a new malaria vaccine in Tanzania on Saturday, October 2nd 2021. Three babies aged 5 - 36 months received their first japs at Kiwangwa area in Bagamoyo District, Coast Region.

Breakthrough: Ifakara part of groundbreaking malaria vaccine recommended by WHO

Ifakara Health Institute is proud to be part of the groundbreaking malaria vaccine known as “RTS,S/ASO1” recommended this week by the World Health Organization (WHO) for children at risk. We at Ifakara consider this as a breakthrough for science, child health and malaria control.

Webinar: Rethinking Malaria in the Context of COVID-19

The Ifakara Health Institute will co-sponsor a virtual webinar titled, “Rethinking Malaria in the Context of COVID-19” with Harvard University on September 1, 2021. Join us to share findings from the year-long "Rethinking Malaria" global consultation and lessons learned from elimination countries. The discussion will span research perspectives; public policy, political, and advocacy perspectives; and programmatic perspectives. 

Webinar: Rethinking Malaria in the Context of COVID-19

September 1, 2021 

8:00am–11:00am EDT 

(6am–9am CST | 12pm–3pm GMT 

1pm–4pm WAT | 2pm–5pm CEST 

3pm–6pm EAT)

This event is free and open to the public via live stream in English and with simultaneous interpretation in French, Portuguese, and Spanish languages. 

Moderated by Professors Rose Leke (University of Yaoundé I, Cameroon) and Dyann F. Wirth (Harvard/Broad Institute), this event will feature the following speakers: 

• Pedro Alonso, Director, WHO Global Malaria Programme
• Marcia Castro, Andelot Professor of Demography, Chair, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard Chan

• Githinji Gitahi, Group Chief and Executive Officer, Amref Health Africa

• Kamini Mendis, Professor Emeritus, University of Colombo

• Matshidiso Moeti, Regional Director for Africa, World Health Organization 

• Leonardo Simão, Executive Director, Fundaćão Joaquim Chissano 

• Specioza Naigaga Wandira Kazibwe, Senior Presidential Advisor, Population & Health and Vice President Emeritus, Republic of Uganda

• and others distinguished speakers  

Agenda, speaker bios, and registration information is here. Check below link to register.

Malaria Strategies: A MasterClass with Prof. Marcel Tanner

You're invited to a MasterClass with Prof. Marcel Tanner under the theme: "Malaria Strategies." This will be part of "Ifakara MasterClasses in Public Health & Medical Entomology" series now on episode XXX. The MasterClass will be held virtually on August 12th, 2021 from 2pm EAT.

Register in advance for this meeting: https://ternet-or-tz.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZItd-ugpzgtE9E11Un1nYxpCaJTUtNsxXTn

PhD Fellowship – Trans EDCTP Fellowship - CHMI

A fully funded PhD studentship commencing in June 2021  is available at our Bagamoyo site. The studentship will be funded through the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP). The studentship will provide the awardee with an opportunity to carry a PhD project with IHI in collaboration with the University of Oxford. 

Ifakara, partners inaugurate clinic for heart and lung diseases in Ifakara

Ifakara. Ifakara Health Institute and partners on Thursday, May 6th 2021 unveiled a new building that will house a clinic for heart and lung diseases. The new clinic services target a population of one million people mainly in the Kilombero Valley and surrounding areas.

Ujumbe Kutoka kwa Mkurugenzi Mkuu Kwenye Maadhimisho ya Siku ya Wafanyakazi Duniani 2021 - Dhamira Yetu ni Kulinda Haki na Utu wa Wafanyakazi

Katika kuadhimisha Siku ya Wafanyakazi Duniani 2021 hii leo, Mkurugenzi wetu Mkuu, Dk. Honorati Masanja, ana ujumbe mahsusi kwa wafanyakazi wote.

Soma Ujumbe | Kiswahili | Kiingereza

Message from the Chief Executive Director on the International Workers Day 2021 - Committed to a World of Work with Justice and Dignity

In marking the International Workers Day 2021 today, our Chief Executive Director, Dr. Honorati Masanja, has a special message to staff and other workers.

Read the Message | English | Swahili

Congratulations to The Sixth President of The United Republic of Tanzania - We Commit to Continue Working with the Government in Improving the Health and Wellbeing of People

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Condolences: Rest in Peace Dr. John Pombe Joseph Magufuli - We commit to live his ideas and actions for improving the health and wellbeing of people

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#CoronaVirus: Important information for staff, partners

It's now confirmed that Tanzania has the first case of #CoronaVirus. Ifakara Health Institute has coordinated compilation of 'Important Information Regarding CoronaVirus Disease (COVID-19) for all IHI staff and partners. The general notice, signed by IHI Cheif Executive Director, Dr. Honorati Masanja and Ifakara COVID-19 team leader, Dr. Ally Olotu, urges staff and partners to be sure to follow health experts' guidelines on #CoronaVirus while staying vigilant. #CoronaVirus

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