Ifakara
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Kilombero
Kilombero is the name of a river and a district in Morogoro Region, south-western Tanzania.The district is situated in a vast floodplain, between the Kilombero river in the south-east and the Udzungwa-Mountains in the north-west...
district, Morogoro
Morogoro
Morogoro is a city with an urban population of 206,868 in the southern highlands of Tanzania, 190 km west of Dar es Salaam. It is the capital of the Morogoro Region...
region, south central Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. It is the headquarter of the Kilombero
Kilombero
Kilombero is the name of a river and a district in Morogoro Region, south-western Tanzania.The district is situated in a vast floodplain, between the Kilombero river in the south-east and the Udzungwa-Mountains in the north-west...
district administration and the main trading centre for Kilombero
Kilombero
Kilombero is the name of a river and a district in Morogoro Region, south-western Tanzania.The district is situated in a vast floodplain, between the Kilombero river in the south-east and the Udzungwa-Mountains in the north-west...
and Ulanga
Ulanga
Ulanga is the name of a river and one of the 6 districts of the Morogoro Region of Tanzania. It is bordered to the North and West by the Kilombero District, to the East by the Lindi Region and to the South by the Ruvuma Region....
districts. The town is located near the Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA
Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority
The TAZARA Railway was built between 1970 and 1975 by the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority to give landlocked Zambia a link to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam, as an alternative to export routes via rail lines to Rhodesia , South Africa,...
) line, at the edge of the Kilombero valley, a vast swampland flooded by the mighty Kilombero
Kilombero
Kilombero is the name of a river and a district in Morogoro Region, south-western Tanzania.The district is situated in a vast floodplain, between the Kilombero river in the south-east and the Udzungwa-Mountains in the north-west...
River.
Ifakara is home to three major institutions of the Tanzanian health sector:
- 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 Tanzania Training Centre for International Health, Ifakara (TTCIH) offering assistant medical officer (AMO) training
See also
- Assistant Medical OfficerAssistant Medical OfficerAssistant Medical Officers are health care providers in countries like Tanzania and Malaysia. They work independently or with limited supervision of a physician to provide healthcare services to largely underserved populations....
- Clinical officerClinical officerClinical officers are health care providers who practice modern medicine. They practice independently but may be supervised by a physician in some settings....
- Railway stations in TanzaniaRailway stations in TanzaniaRailway stations in Tanzania include:- Maps :* - Tanga and Kidatu lines not shown.* * * * * Look for the MSN Map at the bottom of pages of many towns, or look for the Map Button at the top and scroll down the MSN map.- Central Line :...
NGOs in Ifakara
- SolidarMed - Swiss Organisation for Health in Africa > www.solidarmed.ch http://www.solidarmed.ch
- Plan (aid organisation)Plan (aid organisation)Plan is a global children’s charity which operates in 48 countries across Africa, Asia and the Americas. It is made up of 21 national organisations responsible for raising funds and awareness in their respective countries...
- Ifakara Community Group (ICG)