title: Open-source collaboration for Global Health: Science and Practice.
abstract: USAID and the Schools of Public Health at JHU and GWU welcome you to the inaugural issue of GHSP-an open-access, peer-reviewed journal for the global health community, particularly program implementers, to contribute to and benefit from a dialogue based on science and practical programmatic experience.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Administrator for Global Health, U.S. Agency for International Development , Washington DC , USA , apablos@usaid.gov.
authors.forename: Ariel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pablos-Méndez
authors.affiliation: Dean, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health , Baltimore, MD , USA , mklag@jhsph.edu.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Klag
authors.affiliation: Dean, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services , Washington, DC , USA , goldmanl@gwu.edu.
authors.forename: Lynn
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Goldman