Global Health Action at 15 – revisiting its rationale

Stig Walla Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]

, Emeritus Professor, Founding Editor,

Maria Emmelinb Department of Social Medicine and Global Health. Lund University, Lund, Sweden

, Professor, Editor,

Ingela Krantza Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

, Emeritus Professor, Post reviewer in the validation study,

Maria Nilssona Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

, Professor, Editor in Chief,

Fredrik Norströma Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

, Associate Professor, Post reviewer in the validation study,

Julia Schrödersa Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

, PhD, Editor,

Jennifer Stewart Williamsa Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden

, PhD, Executive Editor &

Per-Olof Östergrenb Department of Social Medicine and Global Health. Lund University, Lund, Sweden

, Professor, Post reviewer in the validation study show all

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