摘要:Iam very pleased to introduce the Global Health Action cluster of scientific papers on ‘Public health in Vietnam: here’s the data, where’s the action?’ by the Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam, and Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå , Sweden. The objectives of the supplement are to: 1) provide scientific evidence for policy changes and interventions; 2) share research findings on various critical public health issues from Vietnam with the rest of the world; and 3) improve the capacity of Vietnamese scientists for writing international scientific articles.(Published: 25 February 2013)Citation: Glob Health Action 2013, 6: 20433 - http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/gha.v6i0.20433