Worldwide Week highlights Harvard’s global reach
Harvard Worldwide Week 2020 showcases the breadth of the University’s global engagement through a host of virtual offerings and features a host of Harvard Chan School experts.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Press Conference with Marcia Castro, 06/29/20
You're listening to a press conference from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health with Marcia Castro, Andelot professor of demography and chair of the Department of Global Health and Population. This call was recorded at 11:30…
Lack of federal leadership hinders Brazil’s COVID-19 response
Brazil is now second only to the U.S. in COVID-19 cases, and may soon surpass it.
Panel focuses on healthcare in Brazil as country’s COVID-19 toll rises
Brazil now has the second-highest number of cases of COVID-19 in the world—behind only the U.S.—and the highest number of new deaths.
Why ‘deaths of despair’ are rising in the U.S.
November 26, 2019 – Since 2005, many leading causes of death, including cardiovascular disease, cancer, stroke, and lung disease, have been decreasing. But deaths from drugs, alcohol, and suicide—what some call “deaths of despair”—have been on the rise.…
Can the world eradicate malaria by 2050?
October 21, 2019 –For public health practitioners, malaria is a daunting foe. More than 200 million people become sick with it annually, and more than 400,000 people die from it each year, many of whom are children under…
Could wildfires in the Amazon drive malaria rates up?
Current wildfires burning in the Amazon could have a widespread impact on public health, according to experts. A September 17, 2019 article by DirectRelief discussed the potential environmental and health effects associated with the wildfires. Marcia Castro, Andelot…
Brazil’s ‘fragile’ health care gains threatened
Progress made by Brazil’s unified health system, Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), over the past three decades is in danger of being reversed because of recent austerity measures and new policies of the Brazilian government, according to a…
Students, faculty convene at fifth annual Brazil Conference at Harvard and MIT
April 24, 2019 – Hundreds of attendees gathered at the recent Brazil Conference at Harvard and MIT to discuss challenges and opportunities for the South American nation in areas including business, politics, and technology. Among those in attendance…
How Marcia Castro is fighting malaria in Brazil
Marcia Castro—an expert who draws on statistical models, satellite images, and field research to understand the spread and impact of malaria and other infectious diseases—was profiled in the February 2019 issue of the Brazilian magazine Piaui. Castro is…