Focusing the spotlight on lack of access to health information

PLoS Med. 2013;10(4):e1001438. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001438. Epub 2013 Apr 30.

Abstract

In their April Editorial, the PLOS Medicine Editors reflect on the critical need for access to high-quality health information across the globe and on a recent analysis suggesting that governments have a legal responsibility to ensure access to health information for their citizens and health workers.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Access to Information*
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Health Services Accessibility*
  • Health Services Needs and Demand*
  • Humans
  • Professional Competence

Grants and funding

The authors are each paid a salary by the Public Library of Science, and they wrote this editorial during their salaried time.