Rakesh, P. S.
Shannawaz, Mohd
Article History
Received: 11 March 2023
Accepted: 15 March 2024
First Online: 17 May 2024
Declarations
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: This study involves human participants. The study was approved by institutional review board and ethics committee of Amity University, Noida, India. Participants gave written informed consent to participate in the study before taking part.
: Not Applicable as no personal information regarding participants are revealed.
: PS Rakesh was closely associated with the state TB Elimination program, Kerala in multiple roles such as WHO consultant & State Technical consultant for IMA-GFATM-RNTCP-PPM Project and was part of all major recent initiatives for private sector engagement. He also contributed to most of the studies and evaluations regarding private sector engagement for TB care in the state, which were mentioned in the current study. This could be a potential personal conflict of interest as his views and ideologies can influence this research.