About the Authors

Jan A. C. Hontelez

j.hontelez@erasmusmc.nl

Affiliations Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Mtubatuba, South Africa, Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Sake J. de Vlas

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Frank Tanser

Affiliation Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Mtubatuba, South Africa

Roel Bakker

Affiliation Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Till Bärnighausen

Affiliations Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Mtubatuba, South Africa, Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Marie-Louise Newell

Affiliation Africa Centre for Health and Population Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Mtubatuba, South Africa

Rob Baltussen

Affiliation Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Mark N. Lurie

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and the International Health Institute, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Participated in all the analysis, interpretation and drafting of the paper: JACH SJdV MNL. Provided data input and comments and contributed to the writing of the paper: FT TB. Participated in the development of the model: R. Bakker. Assisted in the economic analyses: R. Baltussen. Assisted in interpretation of the results and drafting of the manuscript: M-LN. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.