Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar, PhD is the Head of Pharmacy Practice at School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand. A pharmacist by training and a PhD in pharmacy practice, Dr Babar is the recipient of prestigious “Research Excellence Award” from the University of Auckland. His research programme covers areas related to pharmaceutical policy and practice, encompassing quality use of medicines, access to medicines and pharmacoeconomics. Dr Babar has presented at Boston University School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School, Austrian Health Institute and at the Universities of Reading and Kingston. He has also acted as a consultant for World Health Organization, Health Action International, International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) and for the Pharmaceutical Management Agency of New Zealand. Dr Babar is the Editor in Chief of Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, www.joppp.org and can be reached at z.babar@auckland.ac.nz..