The National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) is leading ethical oversight in a new multicountry clinical trial investigating whether probiotics can enhance the protection provided by rotavirus vaccination and reduce diarrhoeal disease among children. This approach could also help reduce antibiotic exposure and contribute to efforts to address antimicrobial resistance (AMR).The PRoRota…
From a Sleeping Sickness Unit to a Modern Public Health Research Hub For more than a century, NIMR Tabora has connected scientific discovery with practical public health action. Established in Tabora in 1922 to support regional control of sleeping sickness, the unit has evolved into one of Tanzania’s oldest public health research platforms and a strategic scientific presence in the western zone.…
Taasisi ya Taifa ya Utafiti wa Magonjwa ya Binadamu (NIMR) na Henry M. Jackson Foundation (HJF) ya Marekani zimejadili namna ya kuendeleza ushirikiano katika tafiti za afya, ikiwa ni pamoja na kufanya tafiti za pamoja, kuimarisha uwezo wa watafiti na kutumia miundombinu iliyopo kupanua wigo wa tafiti nchini.Majadiliano hayo yalifanyika tarehe 13 Agosti 2026 katika Kituo cha Utafiti cha NIMR Mbeya,…
The National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) and the U.S.-based Henry M. Jackson Foundation (HJF) have discussed strategies to strengthen the existing collaboration in health research including joint research, capacity building for researchers, and making better use of existing infrastructure to expand the scope of health research in Tanzania.The discussions took place on 13th August 2026 at…
The National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) and Museen Stade of Germany have formalized their partnership through the signing of a collaboration agreement under the WAYS – Towards Fair and Sustainable International Partnerships Programme. The agreement was signed on 13th August 2026 at the NIMR Headquarters sub-Office in Dar es Salaam.The collaboration agreement follows the approval of…
Taasisi ya Taifa ya Utafiti wa Magonjwa ya Binadamu (NIMR), Kituo cha Mbeya, imetumia Maonesho ya Wakulima na Wafugaji (Nanenane) Kanda ya Kusini kuwafikia wananchi moja kwa moja, hususan wakulima ambao ni sehemu kubwa ya washiriki katika tafiti zake, kwa kutoa elimu ya afya, huduma za uchunguzi na elimu kuhusu tafiti za afya zinazofanyika katika Kanda ya Kusini.Maonesho hayo, yaliyofikia kilele…
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The National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) in collaboration with the Tanzania Medicines and Medical Devices Authority (TMDA), other local and international partners, on 28th July, 2026 convened a stakeholders’ consultative meeting in Dar es Salaam to discuss strategies for strengthening Tanzania’s clinical trial oversight policy and legal framework.The meeting, held at the CEEMI Hall, NIMR…
The National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR) is strengthening Tanzania’s ability to detect and monitor pathogens responsible for infectious diseases through advanced training on 16S/Internal mkTranscribed Spacer (ITS) ribosomal RNA sequencing for laboratory scientists from NIMR and the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL).The two-week training commenced on 13th July 2026 at the NPHL…
Taasisi ya Taifa ya Utafiti wa Magonjwa ya Binadamu (NIMR) kupitia mradi wa utafiti wa PENPLUS imeendelea kuboresha utoaji wa huduma za magonjwa yasiyoambukiza nchini kwa kuwezesha Hospitali za Kondoa Mji na ya Kilutheri Karatu kutoa huduma za kibingwa ambazo awali zilipatikana katika hospitali za mikoa na rufaa pekee.Mafanikio hayo yamebainishwa wakati wa Kongamano la Tatu la Kimataifa la…
