It was established in 1986 and is published 10 times per year by Oxford University Press in association with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

The editors-in-chief are Sandra Mounier-Jack and Virginia Wiseman (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine).

According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2018 impact factor of 2.717, ranking it 29th out of 98 journals in the category "Health Care Sciences & Services".

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