About the Authors

Ally Kassim Hussein

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

allykhussein@gmail.com

Affiliations Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, African Field Epidemiology Network, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, Tanzania Field and Laboratory Epidemiologists Association, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Rogath Saika Kishimba

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, Tanzania Field and Laboratory Epidemiologists Association, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, Ministry of Health, Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania

Azma Ayoub Simba

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Tanzania Field and Laboratory Epidemiologists Association, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Loveness John Urio

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Visualization

Affiliations Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, African Field Epidemiology Network, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, Tanzania Field and Laboratory Epidemiologists Association, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Nsiande Andrew Lema

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, African Field Epidemiology Network, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, Tanzania Field and Laboratory Epidemiologists Association, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Vida Makundi Mmbaga

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, Tanzania Field and Laboratory Epidemiologists Association, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, Ministry of Health, Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania

Beatrice Kemilembe Mutayoba

Roles Project administration, Supervision

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania

Nelson Edwin Malugu

Roles Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, Tanzania Field and Laboratory Epidemiologists Association, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, Centre of Excellence in Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Mzumbe University, Morogoro, United Republic of Tanzania

Devotha Leonard

Roles Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Tanzania Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, Centre of Excellence in Health Monitoring & Evaluation, Mzumbe University, Morogoro, United Republic of Tanzania

Joseph Hokororo

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania

Maria Ezekiely Kelly

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology

Affiliations Tanzania Field and Laboratory Epidemiologists Association, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, National Public Health Laboratory, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Albert Paschal

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis

Affiliations Tanzania Field and Laboratory Epidemiologists Association, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, Presidents Office, Regional Authority and Local Government, Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania

Danstan Ngenzi

Roles Data curation, Supervision

Affiliations Tanzania Field and Laboratory Epidemiologists Association, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, Ministry of Health, Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania

James Andrew Hellar

Roles Data curation, Methodology

Affiliations Tanzania Field and Laboratory Epidemiologists Association, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, Ministry of Health, Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania

George Cosmas Kauki

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Tanzania Field and Laboratory Epidemiologists Association, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, World Health Organization, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Grace Elizabeth Saguti

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation World Health Organization, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Zabulon Yoti

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation World Health Organization, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Kokuhabwa Irene Mukurasi

Roles Data curation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Tanzania Field and Laboratory Epidemiologists Association, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Marcelina Mponela

Roles Data curation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Tanzania Field and Laboratory Epidemiologists Association, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

George S. Mgomella

Roles Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Wangeci Gatei

Roles Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Issesanda Kaniki

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Presidents Office, Regional Authority and Local Government, Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania

Mahesh Swaminathan

Roles Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania

Elias Masau Kwesi

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania

Tumaini Joseph Nagu

Roles Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Ministry of Health, Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.