<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:14pt"><P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria', 'serif'">Southern Med Review</SPAN><I><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt"></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Calibri>An international journal to promote and publish commentary and research on the rational use of and access to medicines.</FONT></SPAN></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><I><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face=Calibri>(ISSN: 1174-2704)</FONT></SPAN></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Calibri><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB>Editor:</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-GB> Zaheer Babar, PhD</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Calibri><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB>Associate Editor:</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-GB> Shane Scahill</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Calibri><B><I><SPAN lang=EN-GB>Context:</SPAN></I></B><SPAN lang=EN-GB> In developing countries where health systems and health policy are constantly evolving, there is a great need to publish informative research. However, there are few avenues to do so due to, among others, inexperienced or untrained researchers, topics that are out of the scope of current, mainstream journals, limited funding, etc. </SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Calibri><B><I><SPAN lang=EN-GB>Aims and Objectives:</SPAN></I></B><SPAN lang=EN-GB> <I>Southern Med Review </I>provides a platform for researchers to disseminate commentary and <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1233036059_0>empirical research findings</SPAN>, with a view to improving the rational use of and access to essential medicines.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face=Calibri>The <I>Southern Med Review</I> is published quarterly every year in <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1233036059_1>Auckland, New Zealand</SPAN>.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Calibri>Why publish in <I>Southern Med Review</I>?</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face=Calibri>The journal provides an alternative for emerging researchers to publish their material in a supportive environment. There is also the opportunity for established research leaders to share their learning with the rest of the world.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face=Calibri>If you have interesting work to share, please contact the editor: </FONT><A href="mailto:editor_smr@yahoo.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:editor_smr@yahoo.com"><FONT face=Calibri color=#0000ff>editor_smr@yahoo. com</FONT></A><FONT face=Calibri> .</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face=Calibri>Your submission/s will be subjected to review and guidance to ensure improved quality.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria', 'serif'"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1233036059_2>International Advisory Board</SPAN> </SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria', 'serif'">Albert Wertheimer (<SPAN style="COLOR: black"> Professor, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1233036059_3 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">School of<B> </B>Pharmacy</SPAN>, Temple University</SPAN>, Philadelphia, USA)</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria', 'serif'">Andy Gray (Senior Lecturer, </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria', 'serif'">Nelson R Mandela <SPAN class=yshortcuts>School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1233036059_4>South Africa</SPAN>)</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=yshortcuts><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria', 'serif'"></SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria', 'serif'">Anwar Gilani (Professor of Pharmacology, The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan)</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria', 'serif'"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1233036059_5>Dzulkifli Abdul Razak</SPAN> ( Vice Chancellor, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia)</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria', 'serif'">Janie Sheridan (Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, The <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1233036059_6 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">University of Auckland</SPAN>, Auckland, New Zealand)</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria', 'serif'">K Balasubramaniam (Coordinator, Health Action International Asia Pacific (HAIAP),Colombo, Sri Lanka)</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria', 'serif'">Margaret Ewen (Coordinator, Global Projects (Pricing) Health Action International Global, Amsterdam, Netherlands)</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria', 'serif'">Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim (Associate Professor, School of <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1233036059_7 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">Pharmaceutical Sciences</SPAN>, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia)</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria', 'serif'"><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1233036059_8>Nadeem</SPAN> Irfan Bukhari (Lecturer, College of Pharmacy, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan)</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria', 'serif'">Peri Ballantyne ( Professor of Sociology, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1233036059_9>Trent University</SPAN>, Ontario, Canada)</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol"><SPAN>·<SPAN style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Cambria', 'serif'">Sanjay Garg (Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand)</SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Calibri>Call for Papers</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><FONT face=Calibri><I><SPAN lang=EN-GB>Southern Med Review </SPAN></I><SPAN lang=EN-GB>welcomes submissions for its March issue - feature articles, <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1233036059_10>full research papers</SPAN>, research-in- brief papers, learning in practice, viewpoints, policy briefs, letters to the editor and other forms of scholarship till <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1233036059_11 style="CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">10<SUP>th</SUP> February 2009</SPAN>.</SPAN></FONT></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face=Calibri>Full research papers should not exceed more than 3500 words.. All other forms of articles should be within the range of 2500 words.</FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-GB><FONT face=Calibri>Articles must be submitted in Vancouver Style, which is a numerical style that follows the rules established by the International Committee of <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1233036059_12>Medical Journal Editors</SPAN> (</FONT><A href="http://www.icmje.org/" target=_blank rel=nofollow><FONT face=Calibri color=#0000ff>http://www.icmje. org/</FONT></A><FONT face=Calibri>).</FONT></SPAN></P>
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