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Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Manufacturing in Pakistan – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1207

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Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients Manufacturing in Pakistan – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1207 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1207 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com  for publishing your contributions here. Preamble For readers who are not from pharma industry, here is a brief background. Pharmaceutical products, commonly known as ‘Medicines’ or ‘Drugs’ are formulated by combining two main categories of ingredients: Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients - APIs’ and ‘Inactive Substances or Excipients’. Tablets, capsules, dry syrups and liquid syrups are all manufactured like this. Injections also have API(s) but may or may not have excipients. Pakistan pharma market is divided into three main segments: Retail sales, Institutional Sales, and Trade sales. According to the US company IQVIA, which collects and publishes pharma industry dat...
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Gaps in Women’s Consumer Health Needs – Pakistan Perspective – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1206

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Gaps in Women’s Consumer Health Needs – Pakistan Perspective – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1206 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1206 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com  for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Muneeb Malhotra Credit: Muneed Malhotra Credit: Karola G Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko Preamble This 2-part blog post synthesizes the key insights from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) article “Closing the Gap in Women’s Consumer Health Needs”, why women’s health needs are widely underserved in the consumer market, how this impacts both women and businesses, and what companies should do to address this unmet opportunity. Link at the end.  Women’s Health Needs in Pakistan – The Unmet Reality In Pakistan, women’s health challenges are compounded by cultural norms, limited access to healthcare, and underinvestment in ...
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How Managers Can Learn Leadership – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1204

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How Managers Can Learn Leadership – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1204 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1204 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com  for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Mikhail Nilov Preamble This blog post is based on an INSEAD article by Vibha Gaba, the Berghmans Lhoist Chaired Professor of Entrepreneurial Leadership at INSEAD and the Program Director of the Leading Successful Change executive education program. Link here.  https://knowledge.insead.edu/leadership-organisations/learning-lead-new-manager?utm_source=INSEAD+Knowledge&utm_campaign=ec3c1e7345-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_17_10_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-ec3c1e7345-250254070  From Doer to Leader: How New Managers Can Learn to Lead with Confidence and Impact Stepping into your first management role is a defining moment in any car...
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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw’s Bold Healthcare Mission – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1203

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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw’s Bold Healthcare Mission – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1203 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1203 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com  for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Google Images Preamble This blog post is based on a McKinsey Future of Asia interview of Ms. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the entrepreneur behind Biocon Group, India. Link here. https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-asia/future-of-asia-podcasts/mazumdar-shaws-bold-biotech-mission-affordable-accessible-healthcare?stcr=19133AEDBE6A412F94AED7C9499D5CFD&cid=mgp_opr-eml-alt-asx-mgp-glb--&hlkid=75463984430e45d794e43c868d653d09&hctky=15999472&hdpid=ba4dd71b-6d3a-4add-94ee-3f2185904084  Reimagining Biotech for the World – Lessons from Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw’s Bold Healthcare Mission In the rapidly evolving landscape ...
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Charity Landscape Pakistan – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1202

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Charity Landscape Pakistan – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1202 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1202 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com  for publishing your contributions here. Credit: cottonbro studio Credit: Faith Giant Credit: Julia M. Cameron Preamble This blog post is based on the report ‘Giving in Pakistan 2025’ compiled by Pakistan Center for Philanthropy and Charities Aid Foundation. Link here. https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/680a2b043029e999edde4e2a/68664b6abe9cdf1285c5ac4e_WGR%202025%20-%20Pakistan%20Giving%20Report%20-%20final%20checked.pdf  Pakistan’s Generosity in 2025: A Story of Culture, Compassion, and Collective Action In 2025, Pakistan emerged as one of the world’s most generous nations, earning a place in the global spotlight thanks to the World Giving Report 2025, a leading international study of charitabl...
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Global Giving in 2024 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1201

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Global Giving in 2024 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1201 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1201 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com  for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Julia M. Cameron Credit: Suraphat Neau-on Preamble This blog post is based on the World Giving Index (WGI) 2024 insights from the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), the most recent edition of the report before it evolves into the broader World Giving Report series. Link here. https://www.cafonline.org/docs/default-source/inside-giving/wgi/wgi_2024_report.pdf?utm_source=INSEAD+Knowledge&utm_campaign=ec3c1e7345-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_17_10_11&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-ec3c1e7345-250254070  Global Generosity in 2024: What the World Giving Index Reveals About Human Kindness In a world facing economic uncertainty, climate crises, conflict, and w...
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Traditional Medicines in Global Health – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 1200

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Traditional Medicines in Global Health – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 1200 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 1200 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com  for publishing your contributions here. Credit: August de Richelieu Credit: Jonathan Borba Credit: Xenia Kovaleva Preamble This blog post is based on a WHO report published by DevelopmentAid on 12th December 2025. Link here. https://www.developmentaid.org/news-stream/post/202833/who-traditional-medicine-use-global-summit-indigenous-knowledge?utm_campaign=NewsDigest&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=Newsletter&token=db66c8c8-346f-4eae-bfa0-543169fbb180  Traditional Medicine in Global Health: Unlocking Potential, Respecting Knowledge, and Advancing Equity Throughout much of human history, traditional medicine has been more than a form of healing; it has been a foundational part of...
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