About the Authors

Gretchen A. Stevens

stevensg@who.int

Affiliation Department of Information, Evidence and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Leontine Alkema

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Affiliation Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America

Robert E. Black

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Affiliation Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

J. Ties Boerma

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Affiliation Department of Information, Evidence and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Gary S. Collins

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Affiliation Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Majid Ezzati

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Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom

John T. Grove

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Affiliation Global Development Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Daniel R. Hogan

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Affiliation Department of Information, Evidence and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Margaret C. Hogan

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Affiliation Independent consultant, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Richard Horton

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Affiliation The Lancet, London, United Kingdom

Joy E. Lawn

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Affiliation Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

Ana Marušić

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Affiliation Department of Research in Biomedicine and Health and Cochrane Croatia, University of Split School of Medicine, Split, Croatia

Colin D. Mathers

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Affiliation Department of Information, Evidence and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Christopher J. L. Murray

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Affiliation Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Igor Rudan

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Affiliation Centre for Global Health Research, Usher Institute for Population Health Sciences and Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Joshua A. Salomon

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Affiliation Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Paul J. Simpson

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Affiliation PLOS Medicine, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Theo Vos

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Affiliation Centre for Global Health Research, Usher Institute for Population Health Sciences and Informatics, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Vivian Welch

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Affiliations Bruyére Research Institute, Bruyére Continuing Care, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Centre for Global Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The GATHER Working Group

All authors are members of The GATHER Working Group.

Competing Interests

PJS is Deputy Editor of PLOS Medicine. JS and TV serve on the editorial board of PLOS Medicine. JS is a member of the Global Burden of Disease Scientific Council. AM is on the steering group of the EQUATOR Network. All other authors declare no competing interest.

Author Contributions

Set the process for developing the guideline: GAS LA REB JTB GSC ME JTG DRH MCH RH JEL AM CDM CJLM IR JS PJS TV VW. Developed the comprehensive list of reporting items and conducted the online survey: GAS, with inputs from all authors. Compiled the survey results, prepared the background materials for the 2015 meeting in London, and planned the meeting: GAS DRH. Attended the meeting: LA REB GSC ME JTG DRH RH JEL AM CDM IR PJS GAS TV VW. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: GAS DRH. Wrote the first draft of the Explanation and Elaboration document: MCH GAS. Contributed to the selection and wording of the reporting items, the writing of the manuscript, and the writing of the Explanation and Elaboration document: GAS LA REB JTB GSC ME JTG DRH MCH RH JEL AM CDM CJLM IR JS PJS TV VW. Conducted the second round of consultation: GAS. Agree with the manuscript’s results and conclusions: GAS LA REB JTB GSC ME JTG DRH MCH RH JEL AM CDM CJLM IR JS PJS TV VW. All authors have read, and confirm that they meet, ICMJE criteria for authorship.