IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE(IHI)
EACCR ANNUA SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
18-19/04/2011
INTRODUCTION
• IHI– Is an independent non-profit,– nongovernmental, – district-based health research and resource institute
• IHI – Established (1957) as field laboratory of the Swiss
Tropical Institute (Swiss TPH) Based at Ifakara. – Up until today its collaboration with this institute
continues
Sites/Branches
• Dar es salaam• Rufiji• Kigoma• Mtwara• Dodoma• Bagamoyo= (> staffs, Phase I, Insectary, Training)
> 600 Staffs
Project Portfolio and Research Areas
• Project portfolio– Has grown extensively over the past years – Open and continues to forge new national and
international partnerships• Research topics – Correspond to National priorities– Work in Line with
• National poverty reduction strategies• National health policies and • Essential health policies at the international level.
Research /Areas/Projects
• Thematic Groups– Intervention – Biomedical– Health systems– M&E
= Institution strategic plan and goals
1. Communicable diseases•Malaria •TB (cohort, Vaccine, child, HIGHRIF)•HIV
2. Non communicable3. Cancers
Academic/Consultation
• Short courses ( GCP/GLP, QA etc)• Nelson Mandela University– Develop and train (MSc’s and PhD)
• Sponsor staffs ( Core and Projects)– Different courses
• Projects = Capacity building– Pre-requisite
Achievements
• The significant growth of IHI is demonstrated – Increase in its project portfolio size from 6
projects in 1997 to over 50 projects to date.– The substantial amount and variety of peer-
reviewed publications – Train a large number of staffs– Qualified senior scientific staff, a number of whom
serve on national task forces and advisory panels
External factors/actors
• IHI receives funding from bi/multilateral donors.– The Government of Tanzania through its Ministry of
Health – The Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) – USAID, Irish Aid, the World Health Organization (WHO),
the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF– European Union