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Misheck Mutize, University of Cape Town

Sally K. Ledwaba, Tshwane University of Technology and Adrian D. Van Breda, University of Johannesburg

Emmanuelle Veuillet, University of Juba

F. Dermmillah Obare, UMass Boston

Muthumuni Elizabeth Managa, University of South Africa and Lijo Mona, University of South Africa

Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Mendy Ndlovu, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Lesedi Senamele Matlala, University of Johannesburg

Dan Paget, University of Sussex

Pape Abdoulaye Seck, Académie nationale des sciences et techniques du Sénégal (ANSTS)

Cathy Wilcock, University of Manchester

Grace Khunou, University of South Africa

Tinashe Mushakavanhu, Harvard University

Timothy Krupnik, CGIAR

Blessings Masuku, University of Pretoria and Colleta Gandidzanwa, University of Pretoria

Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria

Oscar Morton, University of Sheffield and Chris Bousfield, University of Cambridge

Sam Jones, United Nations University

Kobus Maree, University of Pretoria

Mbali Sunrise Dhlamini, University of the Western Cape and Russell H. Kaschula, University of the Western Cape

Umutcan Yüksel, European University Institute and Amanda Bisong, European University Institute

Gabrielle Lynch, University of Warwick

Loren B Landau, University of the Witwatersrand and Jean Pierre Misago, University of the Witwatersrand

Camila C. Matos, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC); Charles Shey Wiysonge, Stellenbosch University; South African Medical Research Council, and Marcia Thereza Couto, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Edwin Mutyenyoka, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute and Franzisca Zanker, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute

Jonathan Munemo, Salisbury University

Hafte Gebreselassie Gebrihet, University of Oslo; University of Cape Town and Dan Banik, University of Oslo

Amina Ebrahim, United Nations University and Patricia Justino, United Nations University

Neekhil Bhowoniah, University of Mauritius

Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria; Ana Saggioro Garcia, PUC-Rio; Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ); Kennedy Mbeva, University of Cambridge, and Sandy Africa, University of Pretoria

Glen Nwaila, University of the Witwatersrand and Grant Bybee

Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria

Danny Bradlow, University of Pretoria

Christine Lucia, Stellenbosch University

Nareman Amin, Michigan State University and Leila Tarakji, Michigan State University

Henning Melber, University of Pretoria

Heike Becker, University of the Western Cape

Gwen Ansell, University of Pretoria

Maria Suriano, University of the Witwatersrand

Uroš Kovač, University of Groningen

Ntshengedzeni Evans Netshivhambe, University of South Africa

Joan Silk, Arizona State University

Mwangi Chege, American University

Hamza Benattia, University of Cambridge

Vincent Hare, University of Cape Town

Garritt C. Van Dyk, University of Waikato

Kate Sprogis, The University of Western Australia; Fredrik Christiansen, Aarhus University, and Renae van Noort, The University of Western Australia

Steven Lautzenheiser, University of Tennessee

Andrew Barron, Macquarie University

Saliou Dieng, Université Numérique Cheikh Hamidou Kane

Christian Abadioko Sambou, Université Numérique Cheikh Hamidou Kane

Merling Phaswana, University of the Witwatersrand and Philippe Gradidge, University of the Witwatersrand

Bamba Gaye, MD, MPH, MSc, PhD, Emory University