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Ifakara
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 four 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 Designated Referral Hospital
- the newly renovated the Tanzanian Training Centre for International Health (TTCIH), Ifakara offering assistant medical officer (AMO) training.
- Maji Safi Kwa Afya Bora Ifakara ( MSABI) is an NGO implementing cost effective, community based water, sanitation, and hygiene projects in Tanzania.