first issue of Southern Med Review

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Dear Netrum Colleagues,The first issue of Southern Med Review is with you. The objective of “Southern Med Review” is to disseminate commentary and empirical research findings with a view to improve “Medicine use and Access”, especially in the Global South.Table of Contents• In “Editorial”, “Disseminating

“Medicine Access and Use” Research Zaheer Babar writes about the need and objective of the journal.• In Feature Article, Mahmoud Al-Haddad, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim discussed the “Development of the Discipline of Social and Administrative Pharmacy at Universiti Sains Malaysia.• In “Learning in

Practice I”, Subish Palaian and Kadir Alam wrote regarding the activities of the pharmacists in a teaching hospital in Nepal.• In “Learning in Practice II” Ozma Fazal wrote her experiences with diabetes as a practicing pharmacist

in Pakistan• In “View Point”, Saira Azhar discussed the possibility of improving the role of the Pharmacist within Pakistan’s healthcare system• In “Research Briefs”, Azhar Hussain and Asifa Khanum outlined regarding the Self medication among university students in Islamabad, Pakistan.• Under “Innovative Approaches in Asia Pacific”, Shane Scahill, discussed the link between the need to study organizational theory and improving community pharmacy services.Editor and Publisher Dr Zaheer Babar, 3/46

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“Southern Med Review” can be distributed freely; however no part can be

copied without the permission of the editor. Southern Med Review (ISSN:

1174-2704) will be published quarterly. All rights reserved. Copyright

@2008“Southern Med Review” accepts original articles,

commentaries, view points, letter to editor and “Learning in Practice”

for publication. For submission of papers, please contact editor_smr@...Best Regards Mohammad Bashaar