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Hamid, Syed Muhammad Umair
Jehan, Fyezah
Kurji, Zohra
Mohiuddin, Amal Fatima
Mehmood, Usma
Mehmood, Junaid
Nisar, Muhammad Imran
Osmani, Salman
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Funding for this research was provided by:
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (025356)
Article History
Received: 28 May 2025
Accepted: 5 August 2025
First Online: 6 November 2025
Change Date: 27 March 2026
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: A Correction to this paper has been published:
Change Details: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-026-09667-7
Declarations
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: Approved 05/05/2025, WHO Ethics Review Committee (20, Avenue Appia,Ch-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland; + 41 (0)22 791 1479; ercsec@who.int), ref:0003754). Written, informed consent to participate is obtained from all participants. The model consent form can be found in the Appendix 2.
: The members of the WHO BRANCH study group consent to publication.
: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.