<I>Editorial: Public Health Action</I>: a new home for operational research

How far do we still need to go to provide health solutions for the poor?

“…Health solu ons for the poor VOL 1 NO 2 PUBLISHED 21 DECEMBER 2011 I n this issue of Public Health Action, we revisit the matter of knowing how to provide health solutions for the poor. To our previous list of publications 1 we add three more countries, India, Kenya and Zimbabwe, and evaluate issues related to tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS (h uman immunodefi ciency virus/acquired immune-defi ciency syndrome). And, once again, we discover what is actually going on in health services rather than what is meant to be going on.…”

Launch of IJTLD OPEN: a new home for open access papers on respiratory disease

“…In 2011, the late Donald Enarson wrote a similar introductory Editorial in the inaugural issue of Public Health Action (PHA). 2 As usual, Don was ahead of his time and PHA was an early adopter of OA. He commented, ‘When we consider the burden of disease the poor suffer, we must conclude that relieving this burden is not primarily in knowing what to do, but rather in knowing how to do it.’ IJTLD OPEN will continue to explore this question of ‘what do to’ to improve lung health, but also to focus on the ‘how’ and ‘when’ for clinicians to reduce the incidence and severity of respiratory disease.…”

Multisectoral action and community involvement are required for long-term improvements in public health

“…Public Health Action (PHA) has been the flagship journal for operational research for more than a decade. 1,2 Since its launch, the journal’s coverage has adapted in line with the broader global health agenda, including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 3 SDG 3 is one of the 17 SDGs and focuses on ensuring good health and promoting well-being at all stages of the life cycle.…”