About the Authors

Paresh Dave

Affiliation State Tuberculosis Cell, Commissionerate of Health, Medical Services and Medical Education, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Bhavin Vadera

dr.vadera@gmail.com

Affiliations World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office for India, New Delhi, India, State Tuberculosis Training and Demonstration Centre, Near Tuberculosis and Chest Department, Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, India

Ajay M V Kumar

Affiliation International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (The Union), South-East Asia Regional Office, New Delhi, India

Palanivel Chinnakali

Affiliation Department of Preventive & Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry, India

Bhavesh Modi

Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, GMERS Medical College, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Rajesh Solanki

Affiliation Department of Pulmonary Medicine, B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Pranav Patel

Affiliation State Tuberculosis Cell, Commissionerate of Health, Medical Services and Medical Education, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Prakash Patel

Affiliation State Tuberculosis Cell, Commissionerate of Health, Medical Services and Medical Education, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Kirit Pujara

Affiliation State Tuberculosis Cell, Commissionerate of Health, Medical Services and Medical Education, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Pankaj Nimavat

Affiliation State Tuberculosis Cell, Commissionerate of Health, Medical Services and Medical Education, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India

Amar Shah

Affiliation World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office for India, New Delhi, India

Sandeep Bharaswadkar

Affiliation World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office for India, New Delhi, India

Kiran Rade

Affiliation World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office for India, New Delhi, India

Malik Parmar

Affiliation World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office for India, New Delhi, India

Sreenivas Achuthan Nair

Affiliation World Health Organization (WHO) Country Office for India, New Delhi, India

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: PD BV AK PC KR MP SN. Performed the experiments: PD BV BM RS Pranav Patel Prakash Patel KP PN SB AS. Analyzed the data: PD BV AK PC BM RS SB AS KR MP SN. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: PD BV Pranav Patel Prakash Patel KP PN BM RS SB. Wrote the paper: PD BV AK PC BM RS Pranav Patel Prakash Patel KP PN SB AS KR MP SN. Obtained permission for use of data: PD BV Prakash Patel RS BM.