National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania

The impact of a variable climate on long-term adverse health effects in Tanzania

Research project Climate change and non-communicable diseases (NCD) such as hypertension, diabetes and mental illness are major problems contributing to unsustainable development. While NCDs are already the leading cause of poor health and premature deaths in sub-Sah ...

Period: 2023-06-1 to 2028-05-31 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: Rigshospitalet (RH), Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark Partner institutions: National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA), Tanzania Tampere University, Finland Project code: 23-03-RH Total grant: 9,981,024 DKK

Climate Change and its Adverse Effects on the double burden of Malnutrition and Infectious Diseases among women of reproductive age in Tanzania

Research project In this project, we seek to explore and identify high-risk mothers for tailored management to alleviate the impact of climate change on reproductive health in rural Tanzania. The relationship between climate change, food availability, malnutrition, m ...

Period: 2023-06-1 to 2028-05-31 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University College (KCMUC), Tanzania Joint Malaria Programme (JMP), Tanzania Project code: 23-10-KU Total grant: 9,999,520 DKK

Improving treatment of malnutrition to support child development in the context of climate change: the BrightSAM study

Research project Almost half of the World Food Programme’s emergency operations are now in response to climate-related disasters. Child malnutrition is a major consequence of climate change threatening health and development in low-income countries. Every year, 15 mi ...

Period: 2023-06-1 to 2028-05-31 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: Rigshospitalet (RH), Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark Partner institutions: National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania Bugando Medical Center, Tanzania University of Liverpool, United Kingdom University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark BetterGreen, Denmark Project code: 23-13-RH Total grant: 10,000,000 DKK

Decentralised sequencing for infectious disease surveillance

Research project Climate change is estimated to cause 250,000 additional deaths per year between 2030 and 2050, a significant proportion of which will be due to diarrhoeal diseases and infections caused by pathogens transmitted by climate-sensitive vectors affected b ... First year report: 16th April 2021 in Dodoma: Project kickoff meeting attended by all project partners and the NIMR director general. 14th Sept 2021 in Dodoma: Consultative and planning meeting attended by medical officers in charge from 5 partic ...

Period: 2021-03-1 to 2026-02-28 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center (KCMC), Tanzania Partner institutions: National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania State University of Zanzibar (SUZA), Tanzania Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Project code: 20-12-TAN Total grant: 11,998,500 DKK

Predicting the next epidemic: DHIS2-based risk modeling

Research project Unexpected onset of large-scale epidemics caused by climate-sensitive vector-borne diseases (VBDs) present a growing risk to human health and societal stability throughout the world. The situation is especially critical in LMICs as health systems str ... Midterm report Monthly entomological surveys in 11 sites in Tanga region and 4 sites on Unguja, United Republic of Tanzania have been performed for almost 2 years and will be completed in Nov. and Sept., 2023 respectively. Additionally, human clin ...

Period: 2020-03-1 to 2025-02-28 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: State University of Zanzibar (SUZA), Tanzania Ministry of Health Zanzibar (MOHZ), Tanzania University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM), Tanzania University of Gothenburg, Sweden Joint Malaria Programme (JMP), Tanzania Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center (KCMC), Tanzania Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania Project code: 19-02-KU Total grant: 11,995,367 DKK

Green Resources Innovations For Livelihood Improvement

Research project The proposed collaborative project titled “Green Resources Innovations for Livelihood Improvement (GRILI)’ will be carried out in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania and Manyara region where Synadenium glaucescens, and Commiphora swynnertonii are f ... Midterm report Five PhD students icluding one female are recruted in the project. Zaituni Msengwa (female), Frank Rwegoshora, David Credo, Christopher Mwankuna and Eziacka Mpelangwa are writting their thesis and manuscripts, and ambitious to compl ...

Period: 2018-01-1 to 2023-12-31 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania Partner institutions: Tanzania Industrial Research and Development Organization (TIRDO), Tanzania Mzumbe University (MU), Tanzania Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS), Tanzania National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Nelson Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), Tanzania Project code: 18-03-TAN Total grant: 9,989,850 DKK

Diabetes and associated complications in HIV patients

Research project The goal of the study is to generate data demonstrating that HIV patients have higher burden of diabetes in order to stimulate development of policies which will help optimize prevention and care of diabetes in HIV patients. Access to antiretrovir ...

Period: 2016-04-1 to 2022-12-31 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania Partner institutions: University of Bergen (UiB), Norway Shree Hindu Mandal Hospital, Tanzania Tanzania Commission for AIDS (TACAIDS), Tanzania London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Project code: 16-P01-TAN Total grant: 9,862,824 DKK

Development of malaria vaccines

Research project Malaria is responsible for an overwhelming disease burden and deployment of effective malaria vaccines would lead to major health gains, especially among most vulnerable groups: young children and pregnant women in rural areas. Tanzania and Denmark a ... Project completion report: The main aim and long term aim of this project was to develop new vaccines to malaria. The work proceeded along the normal rute for new medicinal products. The work was divided into a Discovery phase (discovery of new ...

Period: 2012-12-31 to 2017-12-30 Countries: Tanzania Lead institution: University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Denmark Partner institutions: National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Tanzania Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center (KCMC), Tanzania Project code: 12-055KU Total grant: 10,119,987 DKK

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