About the Authors

Robert Kaba Alhassan

arkabason@gmail.com

Affiliations Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD), Amsterdam, Netherlands, Department of Epidemiology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana, University of Amsterdam (UvA), Amsterdam, Netherlands

Stephen Opoku Duku

Affiliations Department of Epidemiology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana, Department of Development Economics, Vrije University (VU), Amsterdam, Netherlands

Wendy Janssens

Affiliation Department of Development Economics, Vrije University (VU), Amsterdam, Netherlands

Edward Nketiah-Amponsah

Affiliation Department of Economics, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana

Nicole Spieker

Affiliation PharmAccess Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Paul van Ostenberg

Affiliation Joint Commission International (JCI), Chicago, United States of America

Daniel Kojo Arhinful

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana

Menno Pradhan

Affiliation Department of Development Economics, Vrije University (VU), Amsterdam, Netherlands

Tobias F. Rinke de Wit

Affiliations Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development (AIGHD), Amsterdam, Netherlands, PharmAccess Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: RKA SD TFRW. Performed the experiments: RKA SD. Analyzed the data: RKA SD WJ EN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RKA SD. Wrote the paper: RKA SD. Provided expert advice on the SafeCare Essentials tool: NS. Provided expert advice on interpretation of the SafeCare Essentials results: PV. Did proofreading and gave expert advice from the medical anthropology perspective: DKA. Did proofreading and gave expert advice from the health economics perspective: MP.