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The Harvard Center for International Development is home to faculty affiliates from each school at Harvard University, working across sectors in developing nations around the world.

Faculty research is published in a wide range of academic and policy venues and can be found through the feed and filters below. Select faculty research papers are highlighted in our Faculty Research Insights series on our blog, CID Voices.

CID working papers published by Harvard faculty, graduate students, and research fellows prior to 2024 can be found here

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Marcia C.de Castro
Vol. 25
Background: Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence (BCCOE) was founded to serve Rwanda’s rural low-income population, providing subsidized cancer diagnosis and treatment with…
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Marcia C.de Castro
Vol. 18, Pages e0012739
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. Despite of the progress in malaria control in the last decades, malaria remains a major…
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Marcia C.de Castro
Vol. 15, Pages 9847
Mining has played an important role in the economies of South American countries. Although industrial mining prevails in most countries, the expansion of garimpo activity has…
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Marcia C.de Castro
Vol. 4, Pages e0003783
This paper presents an economic evaluation aimed at estimating malaria-related health care expenditures in Brazil from the perspective of the public health system. Comprehensive…
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Marcia C.de Castro
Vol. 12, Issue 2
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer death in US adults but can be reduced by screening. The roles of individual and contextual factors, and…
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Marcia C.de Castro
Vol. 4, Pages e0003452
Human mobility has challenged malaria elimination efforts and remains difficult to routinely track. In Brazil, administrative records from the Ministry of Health allow monitoring…
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Marcia C.de Castro
Vol. 36, Pages 100803
The pivotal study of the evolving growth trajectories of more than 5 million Brazilian children not only describes Brazil's progress in improving child health outcomes but also…
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Marcia C.de Castro
Vol. 21, Issue 3
Background: In Brazil, many individuals with tuberculosis (TB) do not receive appropriate care due to delayed or missed diagnosis, ineffective treatment regimens, or loss-to-…
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Marcia C.de Castro
Vol. 57
Objective: To investigate birth-to-childhood tracking of linear growth and weight gain across the distribution of length/height and weight for age z-scores and according to…
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Marcia C.de Castro
Vol. 3, Issue 12
Congenital syphilis (CS) is a significant public health problem in Brazil. Despite efforts to increase syphilis testing and treatment among pregnant women, rates of CS in the…