About the Authors

Charu C. Garg

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

charucgarg@gmail.com

Current address: Independent International Consultant, Health Financing Advisor and Director, Ojas Consulting, Gurugram, India; Visiting Professor, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi, India

Affiliation Consultant, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Antoinette Tshefu

Roles Investigation, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Community Health, Kinshasa School of Public Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Adrien Lokangaka Longombe

Roles Investigation, Validation

Affiliation Department of Community Health, Kinshasa School of Public Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Jean-Serge Ngaima Kila

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Community Health, Kinshasa School of Public Health, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Fabian Esamai

Roles Investigation, Project administration, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Child Health and Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya

Peter Gisore

Roles Investigation, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Child Health and Paediatrics, School of Medicine, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya

Adejumoke Idowu Ayede

Roles Investigation, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, and University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria

Adegoke Gbadegesin Falade

Roles Investigation, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, and University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria

Ebunoluwa A. Adejuyigbe

Roles Investigation, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Chineme Henry Anyabolu

Roles Investigation, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Robinson D. Wammanda

Roles Investigation, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

Joshua Daba Hyellashelni

Roles Investigation, Supervision

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria

Sachiyo Yoshida

Roles Validation

Affiliation Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Lu Gram

Roles Validation

Affiliation University College London, London, United Kingdom

Yasir Bin Nisar

Roles Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Shamim Ahmad Qazi

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Consultant, Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Rajiv Bahl

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and Ageing, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

Competing Interests

SY, YBN, and RB are WHO employees. All other authors declare no competing interests. All authors had full access to all the data in the study and had final responsibility for the decision to submit for publication. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.