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World Mental Health Report by WHO – Part 1 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1279

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World Mental Health Report by WHO – Part 1 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1279 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1279 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: Anastasia Shuraeva Credit: Ron Lach Preamble This blog post is based on a World Health Organization Report. The report is spread over 296 pages, but I shall try to summarize its findings in three posts. Link at the end. The Global Mental Health Crisis: Why the World Can No Longer Ignore It If someone asked you to name the world's greatest health challenges, you might mention cancer, heart disease, diabetes, infectious diseases, or climate-related health emergencies. Few people would immediately answer: Mental health. Yet according to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental health has become one of the defining public health, social,...
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World Economic and Social Outlook – Trends 2025 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1278

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World Economic and Social Outlook – Trends 2025 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1278 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1278 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: Masudar Rahman Credit: Pierre Mettel Preamble This blog post is based on recent report from International Labor Organization. Link at the end. The Global Jobs Challenge: Why Employment Growth Alone Is No Longer Enough For much of modern economic history, policymakers have relied on a simple assumption; if economies grow, jobs will follow. For decades, this relationship largely held true. Economic expansion created employment opportunities, lifted millions out of poverty, and improved living standards across the world. Today, however, that assumption is being tested. The International Labour Organization's (ILO) World Employment and...
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Safe Blood Supply – A Global Health Essential – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1277

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Safe Blood Supply – A Global Health Essential – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1277 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1277 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: Frank Merino Credit: Saul Siguenza Preamble This blog post is based on a WHO June 2026 report. Link at the end. The Gift of Life: Why Safe Blood Supply Is a Global Health Imperative Every day, somewhere in the world, a mother experiencing severe bleeding during childbirth needs an urgent blood transfusion. A child with thalassemia depends on regular blood products to survive. A trauma victim arrives at an emergency room after a road accident. A cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy requires platelet support. In each of these situations, one resource can mean the difference between life and death: Safe blood. Blood transfusion is one...
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Four Mindsets that Sabotage Workplace Well-being – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1276

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Four Mindsets that Sabotage Workplace Well-being – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1276 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1276 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: Vitaly Gariev Preamble This blog post is based on research by Enoch Li at INSEAD. Link at the end. The Four Mindsets That Sabotage Workplace Well-being Over the past decade, employee well-being has moved from the periphery of management thinking to the center of leadership discussions. Good organizations now invest in wellness programs, mindfulness apps, mental health support, flexible working arrangements, resilience training, and employee assistance programs. Yet despite these efforts, burnout remains widespread, employee engagement remains fragile, and workplace stress continues to rise. This raises an important question. If or...
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Youth Unemployment Despite Good Education – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1275

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Youth Unemployment Despite Good Education – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1275 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1275 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: Edmond Dantés Credit: Yaroslaw Shuraeva Preamble This blog post is based on several expert opinions. Link at the end. The Lost Opportunity: Why the World Must Act on the Youth Jobs Crisis Around the world, millions of young people are doing what society has always asked them to do. They stay in school. They earn degrees. They acquire skills. They prepare for the future. And then they discover that the future has no place for them. The growing shortage of meaningful employment opportunities for young people is emerging as one of the defining economic and social challenges of our time. What was once considered a temporary transition betwee...
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Investing in Health is Investing in Growth – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1274

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Investing in Health is Investing in Growth – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1274 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1274 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 a CARE International Report. CARE International is a global humanitarian and development NGO fighting global poverty and responding to crises. Operating in over 120 countries, they run programs covering disaster relief, health, education, and climate resilience. Link at the end. Strong Health Systems, Strong Economies: Why Investing in Health Is Investing in Growth For too long, healthcare has been viewed primarily as a social sector expense, a moral obligation to care for the sick, protect the vulnerable, and improve quality of life. While this perspective remains valid, it is increasin...
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HR Monitor 2026 from McKinsey – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1273

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HR Monitor 2026 from McKinsey – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1273 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1273 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: fauxels Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko Credit: Vitaly Gariev Preamble This blog post is based on McKinsey’s HR Monitor 2026. Link at the end. HR at a Turning Point: Five Lessons from McKinsey's HR Monitor 2026 For decades, Human Resources was often viewed as an administrative function, a department responsible for hiring, payroll, compliance, and annual performance reviews. Today, that perception is rapidly becoming obsolete. Economic uncertainty, demographic shifts, changing employee expectations, and the disruptive force of artificial intelligence are fundamentally reshaping the workplace. In this environment, organizations can no longer afford an HR...
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