Dr. Frederick Haraka is a research scientist at Ifakara Health Institute, working within the Tuberculosis research group. Prior to joining the institute in 2010, Dr. Haraka obtained his Medical Degree from the Muhimbili University of Health and Allied sciences, Tanzania, in 2009, and in 2013 received his Master’s degree in Applied Epidemiology from the University of Nottingham in the UK, with merit. He is currently registered as a PhD candidate in Epidemiology at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health institute, University of Basel in Switzerland.