Global health According to the World Health Organization's 2005 World Health Report, poor maternal conditions are the fourth leading cause of death for women worldwide, after HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis. Most maternal deaths and injuries can be prevented, and such deaths have been largely eradicated in the developed world. Targets for improving maternal health include increasing the number of deliveries accompanied by skilled birth attendants. 68 low-income countries tracked by the WHO- and UNICEF-led collaboration "Countdown to 2015" are estimated to hold for 97% of worldwide maternal and child deaths. The HIV/AIDS epidemic has highlighted the global nature of human health and
Global Health Action an impact factor of 1.646, which in 2016 had grown to 1.794. The Research Gate Journal Impact in 2015/2016 was 2.25. Global Health Action Global Health Action is a peer-reviewed open access healthcare journal published by Co-Action Publishing on behalf of the Umeå Centre for Global Health Research, hosted by the Unit of Epidemiology and Global Health, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine at Umeå University, Sweden, and physically located within the University Hospital of Umeå. The journal's editorial board consists of members from universities in Australia, Canada, China, Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain,