Updated on: 24 February 2022

1. Financial interests

a) Received research funding: any grant, contract or gift, commissioned research, or fellowship from The Cochrane Collaboration or a related organisation (i.e. any organisation related to health care or medical research) to conduct research?
Yes - Jan 2019 to present: my position at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, is partially supported by the Research, Evidence and Development Initiative (READ-It). READ-It (project number 300342-104) is funded by UK aid from the UK government 2021-2022: WHO provided funding to Stellenbosch University, South Africa, to support my role as a Methodologist for a WHO guideline development group 2020 and 2022: WHO provided funding to Stellenbosch University, South Africa, to commission 2 scoping reviews for guideline development 2020: WHO provided funding to Stellenbosch University, South Africa, to commission a systematic review for guideline development

b) Had paid consultancies: any paid work, consulting fees (in cash or kind) from a related organisation?
No

c) Received honoraria: one-time payments (in cash or kind) from a related organisation?
No

d) Served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee or held a position of management with a related organisation?
No

e) Possessed share-holdings, stock, stock options, equity with a related organisation (excludes mutual funds or similar arrangements where the individual has no control over the selection of the shares)?
No

f) Received personal gifts from a related organisation?
No

g) Had an outstanding loan with a related organisation?
No

h) Received royalty payments from a related organisation?
No

2. Do you have any other competing interests that could pose a conflict of interest that would reasonably appear to be related to the primary interest?
No