Ifakara Health Institute (IHI)

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About us

Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is one of Africa’s most eminent health research organisations. With a history of more than 50 years, IHI is an independent, non-profit organisation, registered in Tanzania and led by Tanzanians.

IHI conducts a wide range of health-related research, including biomedical and environmental studies, trials of drugs, vaccines and diagnostics, health-systems research, and monitoring and evaluation.

 

 

Specialised healthcare services

Environmental Health and Ecological Sciences
Interventions and Clinical Trials
Health Systems, Impact Evaluation and Policy

Academic programmes

Training and Capacity Building
Masters of Science degree course in public health research.
Short courses in life sciences, health systems and public health research.
Advanced postgraduate training in health research.

Research programmes

Development of a new tool for malaria mosquito surveillance to improve vector control
Demonstrating complete disruption of residual malaria transmission by eliminating Anopheles funestus mosquitoes from rural Tanzanian villages .
Anopheles funestus rearing and gene flow studies .
Health impact assessment for engaging natural resource extraction Projects in sustainable development in producer regions .
Understanding and enhancing approaches to quality improvement in small and medium sized private facilities in sub-Saharan Africa .
Vaccine Delivery Costing Study.
Evaluation of Cepheid GeneXpert Omni combined with the Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra in Primary Health Care in Tanzania .
Health Evaluation and Applied Research Development (HEARD) .
Determining the epidemiology of drowning in Tanzania through analysis of secondary data: Tanzania Regions Project
Afrique One African Science Partnership for Intervention Research Excellence.
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