Ifakara Health Institute

The Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is a health research organization with offices in Ifakara and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.[1] The institute conducts health-related research in a variety of areas, including malaria and HIV/AIDS.[2]

History

A field laboratory of the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute was founded in Ifakara in 1956. It was renamed the "Ifakara Centre" in 1991, the "Ifakara Health Research and Development Centre, IHRDC" in 1996, and the "Ifakara Health Institute" in 2008.[3]

The Ifakara Health Institute was featured in the Al Jazeera Lifelines documentary The End Game in 2014.[4]

External links

References

  1. "Where we are - Ifakara Health Institute - IHI". Ifakara Health Institute - IHI. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  2. "Research - Ifakara Health Institute - IHI". Ifakara Health Institute - IHI. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  3. "Who We Are - Ifakara Health Institute - IHI". Ifakara Health Institute - IHI. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  4. "The End Game - Lifelines - Al Jazeera English". Al Jazeera English - Live US, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Sports, Weather & Business News. Retrieved 25 May 2014.