{"id":39985,"date":"2024-03-25T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T10:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmjgh\/?p=39985"},"modified":"2024-03-22T15:09:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T15:09:38","slug":"editorial-announcement-dr-seye-abimbola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmjgh\/2024\/03\/25\/editorial-announcement-dr-seye-abimbola\/","title":{"rendered":"Editorial announcement: Dr Seye Abimbola"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr Seye Abimbola has decided to step down from his role as Editor in Chief of\u00a0<i>BMJ Global Health<\/i>\u00a0after nearly 9 years and two terms in post.<\/p>\n<p>Under Dr Abimbola\u2019s leadership, the title, which launched in 2016, has become one of the leading journals in global health, with a strong focus on promoting equity in public health, amplifying voices that are seldom heard, and highlighting the factors that foster and fuel social injustice.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Abimbola\u2019s passion and determination to shine a light on culturally complex issues and his refusal to shy away from politically sensitive areas have won him many plaudits. These include a place in Vox\u2019s The 2023 Future Perfect 50&#8212;a list of thinkers, activists, and scholars working on solutions to some of the world\u2019s biggest challenges&#8212;for his work on fighting global poverty and health threats.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Kamran Abbasi, Editor in Chief of\u00a0<i>The BMJ<\/i>, said: \u201cSeye hasn\u2019t only led a journal, he\u2019s a led a whole community. He has shaped thinking in global health and introduced perspectives that are too often overlooked. Seye is a brave editor, and he has worked incredibly hard to make\u00a0<i>BMJ Global Health<\/i>\u00a0a successful journal. At BMJ, we are grateful to Seye for all he has done, and we are sorry that he is stepping down. 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