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Dr Klauss Garcia

Research Assistant

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Keppel Street
London
WC1E 7HT
United Kingdom

I am a Research Assistant working with the SEDHI (Social and environmental determinants of health and inequalities) project in partnership with Brazil, Ecuador, and the United Kingdom. I hold a PhD and MSc in Tropical Medicine and Epidemiology from the University of Brasília, Brazil. My expertise lies in epidemiological data analysis and health situation assessment, with a strong focus study design, on tropical and neglected diseases, as well as the social and economic determinants that shape vulnerability and disease occurrence. From 2018 to 2025, I worked at the Brazilian Ministry of Health across different areas, including infectious diseases (particularly malaria and arboviruses), occupational health, and climate change and health.

Affiliations

Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology and International Health
Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health

Teaching

I was a lecturer at the University of Brasília, Brazil (2024–2025), where I taught undergraduate courses on health planning, health surveillance, and health situation analysis. In addition, I delivered short courses and training programmes on epidemiological surveillance through the Brazilian Ministry of Health.

Research

Epidemiological data analysis and health situation assessment

Malaria

Tropical and neglected diseases

Arboviruses (Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya)

Social and environmental determinants of health

Health inequalities

Climate change and health impacts

Occupational and environmental health

Public health surveillance

Impact evaluation

 

Research Area
Epidemiology
Social epidemiology
Public health
Infectious disease policy
Health inequalities
Health policy
Impact evaluation
Social and structural determinants of health
Disease and Health Conditions
Malaria
Dengue
Tuberculosis
Wounds and injuries
Emerging infectious diseases
Infectious diseases
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
Tropical diseases
Vector borne diseases
Country
Brazil
Ecuador
Cape Verde
Region
Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels)

Selected Publications

The adaptation process of the Brazilian National Health System to the effects of climate change
GARCIA, KK S; Horta, MA P;
2026
Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde
The adaptation process of the Brazilian National Health System to the effects of climate change.
GARCIA, KK S; Horta, MA P;
2026
Epidemiologia e servicos de saude : revista do Sistema Unico de Saude do Brasil
Towards Malaria Elimination: A Nationwide Case-Control Study to Assess Risk Factors for Severe Malaria-Related Deaths in Brazil.
GARCIA, KK S; Laporta, GZ; Duarte, EC; SOREMEKUN, S; Abrahão, AA; Da Silva, AC; De Pina Costa, A; Guimarães Lacerda, MV; DRAKELEY, C; Ramalho, WM; Siqueira, AM;
2025
Tropical medicine & international health
Too Hot to Ignore: The Escalating Health Impact of Heatwaves in Brazil.
Neves, JM; GARCIA, KK S; Oliveira, BF A; Horta, MA;
2025
International journal of environmental research and public health
Imported malaria in Cabo Verde (2010–2024): Risks to post-elimination stability
DePina, AJ; Lima, GL; Moreira, AL; Niang, EH A; GARCIA, KK S;
2025
PLOS Global Public Health
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