Dr. Garcia-Prats is an Associate Professor with the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (Wisconsin, USA) and Stellenbosch University (Cape Town, South Africa). His primary interests are the management of tuberculosis (TB) and multidrug-resistant (MDR) TB in children, and the pharmacokinetics and safety of anti-tuberculosis drugs in children. He is leading multiple observational studies and trials of TB drugs and improved treatment and prevention strategies for TB and MDR-TB in children. He is the Principal Investigator of the Unitaid-funded BENEFIT Kids project that aims to improve access to better MDR-TB treatment and prevention for children.