About the Authors

Madhukar Pai

madhukar.pai@mcgill.ca

Affiliation McGill Global Health Programs & McGill International TB Centre, McGill University, Quebec, Canada

Puneet Dewan

Affiliation Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, New Delhi, India

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: MP has no financial or industry conflicts to disclose. He serves on the editorial boards of PLoS ONE and PLoS Medicine. He serves as a consultant to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and on the scientific advisory committee of the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND). PD has no financial or industry conflicts to disclose. He is a senior program officer at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and is responsible for the India TB program of the Foundation. He previously worked at the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Author Contributions

Wrote the paper: MP PD. Agree with manuscript results and conclusions: MP PD. All authors have read, and agree that they meet, ICMJE criteria for authorship.