The author has been appointed as an Honorary Associate Professor at the MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. This appointment will strengthen the ties between the research unit and the author's employer, Steno Health Promotion Research, where the author is a Senior Researcher part time. It will also allow the author to continue their engagement in research and research capacity building in low- and middle-income countries.