Ifakara Health Institute

🚀 PROJECTS: Ifakara unveils 3 major health projects 🇹🇿 We’re excited to share that Ifakara Health Institute, in collaboration with partners, will be carrying out three major projects addressing key health priorities in Tanzania. 🌍 These initiatives focus on improving care for heart failure patients 🫀, empowering adolescents through better sexual and reproductive health 👧🏽👦🏽, and strengthening maternal nutrition🤰🏽— reaffirming IHI’s commitment to advancing health and well-being for all. Launched this month, these projects are supported by global and local partners, including the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, the Gates Foundation, UNICEF, Africa Academy for Public Health (AAPH), and hera CV. 🤝 🔗 Learn more about our projects: https://lnkd.in/eVfy9Etd  #IfakaraProject #HealthInnovation #AdolescentHealth #MaternalHealth #HeartHealth

📢 JOB: Senior Research Scientist (1 post) – Bagamoyo Ifakara Health Institute is seeking a Senior Research Scientist to join the Transmission Zero Project, a global initiative developing innovative genetic biocontrol tools to end malaria transmission in Africa. The role requires a PhD in Molecular Biology, Genetics, Entomology, or a related field, with expertise in molecular and vector biology and leadership experience in managing research teams. 📌 Apply by Wednesday, November 5, 2025. 👉 For full details and how to apply, visit our jobs page on our website: https://lnkd.in/e6rvXnUp >>#IFAKARAjobs

🥗🏃♀️ STUDY: Exercise, nutrition alone can’t boost learning 💪🏽📚 🧒🏽🧠 Can daily exercise and micronutrient supplements boost children’s brainpower and school performance? Not always! A new study by Ifakara Health Institute, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), and the University of Basel shows that improving learning outcomes takes more than just good nutrition and physical activity. 🏫 Over two years in four Tanzanian primary schools, children who received micronutrient supplements—alone or combined with physical activity—improved their Kiswahili scores. But those who only exercised didn’t show the same academic gains. 🔍 Published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, the study highlights that improving children’s learning requires multi-level strategies addressing both health and education. 🍎 📖 👩🏽🔬 Led by Ifakara’s Elihaika Minja, this collaborative research offers new insights on how schools can better support children’s development. 📈🏃🏽♂️ 🔗 Learn more, here: https://lnkd.in/emngWwGX >> #IFAKARAnews #ChildHealth #PublicHealth #NutritionAndExercise

🎓 FELLOWSHIP:  Ifakara scientist joins AI faculty at Oxford 🤖 🌟 We’re delighted to share that Dr Punam Amratia, Senior Research Scientist & Technical Lead for the Malaria Atlas Project (MAP) at Ifakara Health Institute , has earned a spot among six faculty fellows in the first-ever Eric & Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Faculty Fellowship Programme at 🏛️ Oxford University. 🌍 This prestigious fellowship, in collaboration with AfOx and the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development, empowers scientists to use AI for tackling critical global challenges—climate change, biodiversity, food & water security, and biomedical research—while continuing their work in home institutions. 🦟 Dr Amratia’s expertise in malaria epidemiology, biostatistics, and spatial analytics will now be further amplified with world-class mentorship, training, and computational resources at Oxford, advancing data-driven solutions for health systems across Africa. 💡 Join us in congratulating her on this remarkable achievement! 👏 >> https://lnkd.in/e_JhvzfJ  >> #IFAKARAevents #AIinScience #OxfordUniversity #MalariaResearch #InnovationInScience #GlobalHealth

🦟 MALARIA: 🇹🇿 Hotspots are shifting, and so must the fight against it New studies by the Ifakara Health Institute and the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) - Tanzania show that malaria infections can differ sharply between neighbouring villages just a kilometre apart — and change significantly over time. 🎯 The findings underscore the urgent need for targeted, adaptive malaria control strategies to tackle emerging hotspots and protect vulnerable rural communities 🌍 where the disease remains stubbornly high. 📍 Conducted in Tanga, Ruvuma & Kigoma regions, the studies were co-led by Dr. Deus Ishengoma (IHI) and Daniel Challe (NIMR), and are published on the Malaria Journal 📘. 🔗 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eQ3pNwqA #IFAKARANews #Malaria #PublicHealth #ScienceForImpact

HANDOVER:  NEST360 renovates newborn care units in Mbeya Today is a great day for newborns in the Southern Highlands! 🎉👶 The NEST360 program, implemented in Tanzania by Ifakara Health Institute with Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), the Ministry of Health, President's Office, Regional Administration and Local Government Tanzania (PO-RALG), and partners, has officially handed over state-of-the-art newborn care units 🏥✨ at Mbeya Zonal Referral Hospital and Mbeya Regional Referral Hospital. 💙 Regional Commissioner Hon. Beno Malisa emphasized that most newborn deaths in Tanzania are preventable and called for urgent action, thanking all partners for their efforts. ⚕️🏥✨ The upgraded wards now feature life-saving equipment, new beds 🛏️, and improved staff facilities 👩⚕️👨⚕️, strengthening newborn care services and improving outcomes for mothers and babies in the region. 💙 >> https://lnkd.in/ex6KXSTF >> #IFAKARAevents #NEST360 #Mbeya #NewbornCare #HealthcareInnovation #SavingLives #MaternalAndChildHealth

✨ MILESTONE:  African countries record major progress in newborn care 📊👶🏽 Hospitals in 🇹🇿, 🇰🇪, 🇲🇼, and 🇳🇬 are making huge progress in caring for small & sick newborns. A recent study shows readiness to deliver life-saving care is on the rise. 👏 The study, led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London, Ifakara Health Institute and partners, tracked 65 hospitals (2019–2021) using a tool by NEST360 + UNICEF, and results show: 🩺 Clinical care readiness improved from 41% → 55% 🏥 Health system capacity improved from 51% → 60% 🏆 Tanzania & Nigeria showed the greatest improvements! That’s real progress in less than 2 years! and researchers say these results prove change is possible – but more investment & ambition are needed to save newborn lives. 🚼🌍 Read more: https://lnkd.in/ex5daZtk #IFAKARANews #NewbornCare

📢 JOB: ICT User Support Intern – Ifakara, Morogoro The Ifakara Health Institute is looking for a motivated and reliable ICT User Support Intern to join its ICT team in providing efficient and reliable IT support to users. The position is based in Ifakara, Morogoro. Applicants must hold a diploma in Information and Communication Technology. 📌 Apply by Monday, October 27, 2025. More application details are in the link below: >> https://lnkd.in/ecanRxqJ >> #IFAKARAjobs

NYERERE DAY:  Honoring a visionary leader ✨🌍 We, Ifakara Health Institute, send warm greetings to all staff, partners, and Tanzanians near and far. Today, we celebrate the life and legacy of Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, Tanzania’s first Prime Minister and President. 🇹🇿❤️ Ifakara’s journey also reflects his vision: from a small field station in Kilombero Valley to a Tanzanian center of excellence, thanks to the collaboration between Mwalimu Nyerere and our founder, Prof. Rudolf Geigy. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ejwX_u5R >> #IFAKARAevents #NyerereDay #NyerereDay2025 

📊 MALARIA: Cutting funds puts millions in Africa at risk Without sustained support, Africa could face a resurgence of malaria cases 🦟📈. A recent study on The Lancet shows that the US President's Malaria Initiative interventions could prevent 13.6 million cases and 104,000 deaths in 2025 alone. 🌍💉 However, with uncertainty in its future operations and funding, researchers caution that this could reverse decades of progress in the fight against malaria. ⏳⚠️ To stay on track, sustained investment in malaria control is essential, according to Dr. Punam Amratia and Dr. Susan Rumisha from the Ifakara Health Institute, along with colleagues from Curtin University, The University of Western Australia, and the University of Melbourne. 🏥🔬 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/er2dxgNp #IFAKARANews #EndMalaria #GlobalHealth