First visit of Swiss Tropical Institute (STI)members to Ifakara

Swiss Tropical Institute Field laboratory (STIFL) STI opened: First epidemiological studies

Rural Aid Centre Opened: Training of rural medicalaids, health officers and other health carders

Rural Aid Centre extended to Medical Assistant STI/BF Training Centre

Handing over of MATC to the Tanzanian government STIFL starts district-based field research on Urinary schistosomiasis

Reorientation of STIFL towards applied andoperational research

Start of the Kilombero Health ResearchProgramme

MoH endorses the intergration of STIFL into NIMR

STIFL become Ifakara Centre an affiliate of NIMRStart of the 1 st phase of the IC/NIMR health research and support programme based on intergovernmental agreement, with STI as the executing agency on behalf of the Swiss and the Tanzanian governmentsIncreased support from additional donors

Tanzanian administrative director appointed

Tanzanian scientific director appointed

Registered IHRDC Trust