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"Declaration of Competing Interest MM, CH and IK are partly 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; however, the views expressed do not necessarily reflect the UK government's official policies. Research reported in this publication is the sole responsibility of the researchers and do not reflect the official views or position of the South African Medical Research Council or the University of Stellenbosch. Authors report no conflicts of interest. MM and CH are editors of the African Journal of Emergency Medicine. Neither MM, nor CH were involved in the editorial workflow for this manuscript. The African Journal of Emergency Medicine applies a double blinded process for all manuscript peer reviews. MM is a member of the South African GRADE Network and International GRADE Working Group. MM and CH are members of the PHC/Adult Hospital Level Committee, TDL acted as the National Department of Health secreteriat during the PHC/Adult Hospital Level Committee and subsequent NEMLC review process. The authors declared no further conflict of interest."

"This research was supported by Vittoria Lutje, Information Specialist for Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group. We thank the members of the Primary Health Care Essential Medicine List Committee and the National Essential Medicine List Committee who provided insight and expertise which supported the research. We also thank members of the SA GRADE Network for insights and support. However, the views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of Cochrane SA, SA-MRC, or Stellenbosch University."