About the Authors

Anna Vassall

Anna.Vassall@lshtm.ac.uk

Affiliation SAME Modelling and Economics, Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Michelle Remme

Affiliation SAME Modelling and Economics, Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Charlotte Watts

Affiliation SAME Modelling and Economics, Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Timothy Hallett

Affiliation Imperial College, London, United Kingdom

Mariana Siapka

Affiliation SAME Modelling and Economics, Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Peter Vickerman

Affiliation SAME Modelling and Economics, Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Fern Terris-Prestholt

Affiliation SAME Modelling and Economics, Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Markus Haacker

Affiliation Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Lori Heise

Affiliation SAME Modelling and Economics, Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Andy Haines

Affiliation Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Rifat Atun

Affiliations Imperial College, London, United Kingdom, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Peter Piot

Affiliation London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

TH is a member of the Editorial Board of PLOS Medicine. All other authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: AV MR CW TH MS PV FT-P MH LH AH RA PP. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: AV MR CW. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: AV MR CW TH MS PV FT-P MH LH AH RA PP. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: AV MR CW TH MS PV FT-P MH LH AH RA PP. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: AV MR CW TH MS PV FT-P MH LH AH RA PP.