Washington, D.C. 25 June 2013 (PAHO/WHO) — The Director of the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) today welcomed the launch of the newest Lancet journal, The Lancet Global Health, saying it "is a welcome development for all of us in the global health community." Her comments were published in a blog accompanying the journal's inaugural issue.
This latest addition to the Lancet family of scientific publications offers new research, comment, and correspondence from across the field of global health. Etienne said the new journal "reflects both the growing importance of global health issues on the scientific and development agenda and The Lancet's growing commitment to bringing the results of high-quality research to bear on these issues. The fact that this new journal is The Lancet's first open-access publication means that its content will be accessible to scientists, planners, practitioners, and public health advocates in countries around the world, rich and poor alike. This in itself is a major step forward toward improving global health equity."
Read Dr. Etienne's blog and more about The Lancet Global Health.
