page_title: Ifakara
hierarchical_section_title: Ifakara
caption_attribution_description: Tanzania-Zambia-Railway. Train station in Ifakara.
context_page_description: Ifakara is a small rural town in the Kilombero District, Morogoro Region, south central Tanzania. It is the headquarters of the Kilombero District administration and the main trading centre for Kilombero and Ulanga districts. The town is located near the Tanzania-Zambia Railway line, at the edge of the Kilombero Valley, a vast swampland flooded by the mighty Kilombero River.
  Ifakara is home to six major institutions of the Tanzanian health and water sectors:
  the Ifakara Health Institute, formerly Ifakara Health Research and Development Centre, recognized internationally for its research on malaria, other tropical diseases and health systems and services
  the St.Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences, a constituent college of St. Augustine University of Tanzania, a higher learning institution established in 2010 offering Doctor of Medicine degree and other Allied health programs.
  the St. Francis Designated Referral Hospital
  the newly renovated the Tanzanian Training Centre for International Health, Ifakara offering assistant medical officer, Clinical officers, Clinical officers upgrading course and Health Information Science training.
context_section_description: Ifakara is a small rural town in the Kilombero District, Morogoro Region, south central Tanzania. It is the headquarters of the Kilombero District administration and the main trading centre for Kilombero and Ulanga districts. The town is located near the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA) line, at the edge of the Kilombero Valley, a vast swampland flooded by the mighty Kilombero River.
  Ifakara is home to six major institutions of the Tanzanian health and water sectors: 
  the Ifakara Health Institute, formerly Ifakara Health Research and Development Centre, recognized internationally for its research on malaria, other tropical diseases and health systems and services
  the St.Francis University College of Health and Allied Sciences(SFUCHAS), a constituent college of St. Augustine University of Tanzania, a higher learning institution established in 2010 offering Doctor of Medicine degree and other Allied health programs.
  the St. Francis Designated Referral Hospital
  the newly renovated the Tanzanian Training Centre for International Health (TTCIH), Ifakara offering assistant medical officer(AMO), Clinical officers(CO), Clinical officers upgrading course(CA to CO) and Health Information Science(HIS) training. TTCIH also hosts and tailors courses for partners and course provider.
  the TTCIH has expertise in developing course curricular on international health issues in our core areas clinical course, community health, maternal and neonatal health, medical education and health management  with expanding expertise in non-communicable diseases.
  Maji Safi Kwa Afya Bora Ifakara (MSABI) is an NGO implementing cost effective, community based water, sanitation, and hygiene projects in Tanzania.
  The Ifakara School of Nursing former Edgar Maranta Nursing school.
caption: The TAZARA train station in Ifakara.
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