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Zaheer is a lecturer in Pharmacy Practice at the School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
His major research interests are pharmaceutical policy, affordability and access to medicines, quality use of medicines, pharmacoeconomics and pharmacy education. He has worked with World Health Organization and Health Action International on medicine pricing issues and has extensively published in international journals.
Zaheer obtained a Bachelor of Pharmacy (B.Pharm) from Bahauddin Zakarya University, Multan, Pakistan and obtained his Master’s and PhD degrees from Universiti Sains Malaysia. He can be contacted at horizon_pharm@yahoo.com.
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Going Back in Time
Zaheeruddin Babar Jun 19, 2007 interacts: 3 Views: 2506If the pharmacists are not going to be properly utilized to improve medicine use situation, then turning a four year pharmacy degree (B.Pharmacy) into a five year Pharm D (Doctor of Pharmacy) and opening new pharmacy schools in the country is certainly qu
Medicalising Pakistan
Zaheeruddin Babar Jan 8, 2007 interacts: 21 Views: 5429A recent visit to Pakistan was the eye opening one. There was one pharmacy in my neighborhood a few years ago, but now the small street is sprawling with five pharmacies and all are doing “wonderful business”.
Counterfeit Medicines: A Public Health Policy Failure
Zaheeruddin Babar Dec 31, 2005 interacts: 4 Views: 5260The responsibility to tackle this problem does not only lie with the government. All stakeholders must be involved and should join forces against this menace
Pharmacy Education and Practice in Pakistan: Are They Affecting our Healthcare System
Zaheeruddin Babar Aug 30, 2005 interacts: 11 Views: 9272In the last 5 years, there has been a rise in the number of pharmacy institutions in the country; currently about 17 universities are imparting pharmacy education. Though, the number of institutions has almost doubled, the change is more quantitative than
Zaheeruddin Babar
- Articles on Chowk: 4
- First article: Aug 30, 2005
- Latest article: Nov 30, 2007
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