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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
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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 • Communicable diseases • Malaria • TB (cohort, Vaccine, child, HIGHRIF) • HIV • Non communicable • 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