Global Health Action: surviving infancy and taking first steps

Figures & data

Fig. 1 Types of papers published in Global Health Action (May 2008–June 2013).

Fig. 2 Word clouds from titles of articles published in Global Health Action 2008–2013. The figure was created in Wordle™ (www.wordle.net).

Fig. 3 Number of manuscripts submitted and rejected in Global Health Action, excluding articles in special issues, editorials, and invited commentaries.

Table 1 Selected keynote editorials published in Global Health Action, 2008–2013

Authors (Year)	Institutions	Titles
Stig Wall (2008) (1)	Umeå Centre for Global Health Research, Umeå, Sweden	Global Health Action – Fuelling a hands-on approach to global health challenges
Tim Evans, Carla AbouZahr (2008) (28)	World Health Organization, Geneva	INDEPTH@10: Celebrate the past and illuminate the future
Rainer Sauerborn, Tord Kjellstrom, Maria Nilsson (2009) (29)	Umeå Centre for Global Health Research, Umeå, Sweden	Health as a crucial driver for climate policy
Ruth Bonita (2009) (30)	University of Auckland, New Zealand	Strengthening non-communicable disease prevention through risk factor surveillance
Robert Beaglehole, Ruth Bonita (2010) (31)	University of Auckland, New Zealand	What is global health?
Richard Suzman (2010) (32)	National Institute of Ageing, National Institute of Health, US	The INDEPTH WHO-SAGE multicentre study on ageing, health and well-being among people aged 50 years and over in eight countries in Africa and Asia
Birgitta Evengård, Anthony McMichael (2011)	Umeå University, Sweden and Australian National University, Australia	Vulnerable populations in the Arctic
Luis Sambo (2012) (33)	Regional Director, WHO Regional Office for Africa	Towards global health equity: opportunities and threats

Table 2 Selected special issues published by Global Health Action during 2008–2012

Special issues	Guest editors	Foreword
‘Risk factors for chronic non-communicable disease’ (2009)	Prof. Ruth Bonita (University of Auckland, New Zealand)	Prof. Osman Sankoh (INDEPTH Network) and Dr. Ala Alwan (WHO, Geneva)
‘Climate change and global health: linking science with policy’ (2009)	Prof. Rainer Sauerborn (Heidelberg University, Germany), Prof. Tord Kjellstrom (Australian National University, Australia), Dr. Maria Nilsson (Umeå University, Sweden)	Dr. Maria Neira (WHO Headquarter, Switzerland)
‘Climate change impacts on working people’ (2010)	Dr. Maria Nilsson (Umeå University, Sweden), Prof. Tord Kjellstrom (Australian National University, Australia)	–
‘Analyses of mortality clustering at member HDSSs within the INDEPTH Network – an important public health issue’ (2010)	Prof. Heiko Becher (Heidelberg University, Germany)	Prof. Osman Sankoh (INDEPTH Network)
‘Growing older in Africa and Asia’ (2010)	Prof. Richard Suzman (National Institute of Aging, United State), Prof. Stephen Tollman and Dr. Kathy Kahn (Wits School of Public Health, South Africa), Dr. Nawi Ng (Umeå University, Sweden)	Prof. Osman Sankoh (INDEPTH Network) and Dr. Ties Boerma (WHO Headquarter, Switzerland)
‘Vulnerable populations in the Arctic’ (2011)	Prof. Birgitta Evengård (Umeå University, Sweden), Prof. Anthony McMichael (Australian National University, Australia)	Gustaf Lind (Ambassador to the Arctic, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs)
‘CLIMO – Climate and Mortality’ (2012)	Dr. Joacim Rocklöv (Umeå University, Sweden), Prof. Rainer Sauerborn (Heidelberg University, Germany), Prof. Osman Sankoh (INDEPTH Network)	Dr. Abdul Rahman Lamin (UNESCO, Ghana)
‘Building new knowledge: Celebrating the Wits School of Public Health’ (2013)	Prof. Laetitia C. Rispel and Prof. Sharon Fonn (Wits School of Public Health, South Africa)	Prof. John Gear and Prof. William Pick (University of the Witwatersrand)
‘Public health in Vietnam: here's the data, where's the action?’ (2013)	Prof. Nguyen Duc Hinh and A/Prof. Hoang Van Minh (Hanoi Medical University)	Prof. Lars Weinehall (Umeå University), Prof. Nguyen Duc Hinh (Hanoi Medical University)
‘Global Health Beyond 2015’ (2013)	Prof. Peter Byass, Dr. Yulia Blomstedt, Prof. Stig Wall (Umeå University, Sweden) and Prof. Peter Friberg (University of Gothenburg)	–

Wall S . Editorial: Global Health Action – fuelling a hands-on approach to global health challenges. Glob Health Action. 2008; 1: 1822.

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Evans T , Abouzahr C . Editorial: INDEPTH @10 – celebrate the past and illuminate the future. Glob Health Action. 2008; 1: 1899.

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Sauerborn R , Kjellstrom T , Nilsson M . Editorial: health as a crucial driver for climate policy. Glob Health Action. 2009; 2: 2104.

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Bonita R . Editorial: strengthening NCD prevention through risk factor surveillance. Glob Health Action. 2009; 2: 2086.

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Beaglehole R , Bonita R . Editorial: what is global health?. Glob Health Action. 2010; 3: 5142.

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Suzman R . Editorial: the INDEPTH WHO-SAGE multicentre study on ageing, health and well-being among people aged 50 years and over in eight countries in Africa and Asia. Glob Health Action. 2010; 3: 5480.

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Sambo L . Editorial: towards global health equity: opportunities and threats. Glob Health Action. 2012; 5: 18842.

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