Lawrence Evans III, Ph.D., M.P.H. is the director of country and core programs in the Promoting the Quality of Medicines program, a cooperative agreement between the United States Agency for International Development and the United States Pharmacopeial Convention. He heads a team of 90 experts working in more than 30 countries implementing activities that build the capacity of medicines regulatory authorities and quality assurance systems while also supporting the manufacture of quality-assured priority essential medicines for maternal and child health as well as malaria, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and neglected tropical diseases.