About the Authors
- Robert Bain
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* E-mail: rbain@unicef.org (RB); rbain@unc.edu (RB, alternate email); jbartram@unc.edu (JB)
Affiliation The Water Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Ryan Cronk
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Affiliation The Water Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
- Jim Wright
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Affiliation University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Hong Yang
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Affiliation University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
- Tom Slaymaker
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Affiliation WaterAid UK, London, United Kingdom
- Jamie Bartram
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* E-mail: rbain@unicef.org (RB); rbain@unc.edu (RB, alternate email); jbartram@unc.edu (JB)
Affiliation The Water Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
Competing Interests
TS chairs the WHO/UNICEF JMP expert working group tasked with developing targets and indicators for enhanced global monitoring of drinking-water post-2015 which commissioned the systematic review to inform its deliberations. JB is a member of the expert working group and is an unpaid advisor to both WHO and UNICEF.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: RB RC JW HY TS JB. Performed the experiments: RB RC HY. Analyzed the data: RB RC. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: RB. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: RB RC JW HY TS JB. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: RB RC JW HY TS JB. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: RB RC JW HY TS JB.