About the Authors

Ties Boerma

boermat@who.int

Affiliation World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Carla AbouZahr

Affiliation Independent consultant

David Evans

Affiliation World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Tim Evans

Affiliation World Bank Group, Washington (D.C.), United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Analyzed the data: JTB. Wrote the first draft of the manuscript: JTB CAZ. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: JTB CAZ DE TE. ICMJE criteria for authorship read and met: JTB CAZ DE TE. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: JTB CAZ DE TE.