The Lancet Regional Health – Americas promotes the advancement of clinical practice and health policy in the Americas with the goal of improving health outcomes for all people who live in the region. The journal is managed by local, experienced editors in Rio de Janeiro, working in collaboration with our global editorial team.

We provide a platform for high-quality original research that advocates change in, or illuminates, clinical practice and health policy in the Americas. We invite submissions that are pertaining to regional health topics, including but not limited to infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases, child and adolescent health, maternal and reproductive health, mental health, Indigenous health, climate change, health policy, and health equity. We publish Articles, Review, Comment, and Correspondence. Learn more about the types of papers we publish.

The Lancet Regional Health – Americas is part of The Lancet Regional Health Global Initiative to advocate for health-care quality and access in all regions of the world. The Lancet Regional Health is a suite of open access general medical journals publishing high-quality, evidence-based research focused on WHO's six regions of the world. Our goal is to improve health outcomes by fostering the advancement of the research agenda, clinical practice, and health policy, through a regional lens.