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State of Healthcare in Pakistan – Part 6 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #789 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #789 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Photo Credit: cottonbro studio Photo Credit: Domineves Anthony Photo Credit: Zakir Rushanly Healthcare stands on three pillars: Healthcare related policies; Public and private health infrastructure; and availability of diagnostic and treatment tools, the last one also includes easy access to drugs. We shall review each of these in some detail to understand the entire healthcare landscape. The information is gathered from several sources, and references are given at the bottom. Private Health Infrastructure – Issues and Opportunities  According to some statistics, private

State of Healthcare in Pakistan – Part 5 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #788 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #788 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Photo Credit: Anna Shvets Photo Credit: cottonbro studio Photo Credit: RODNAE productions Healthcare stands on three pillars: Healthcare related policies; Public and private health infrastructure; and availability of diagnostic and treatment tools, the last one also includes easy access to drugs. We shall review each of these in some detail to understand the entire healthcare landscape. The information is gathered from several sources, and references are given at the bottom. Public Health Infrastructure – Issues and Opportunities Public sector hospitals have been the cor

State of Healthcare in Pakistan – Part 4 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #787 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #787 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Photo Credit: cottonbro studio Photo Credit: Jonathan Borba Photo Credit: Letticia Massari Healthcare stands on three pillars: Healthcare related policies; Public and private health infrastructure; and availability of diagnostic and treatment tools, the last one also includes easy access to drugs. We shall review each of these in some detail to understand the entire healthcare landscape. The information is gathered from several sources, and references are given at the bottom. Public and Private Health Infrastructure – Second Pillar Healthcare is delivered through the inf

State of Healthcare in Pakistan – Part 3 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #786 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #786 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Photo Credit: Daianne Gomes Photo Credit: kelvin augustinus Photo Credit: MART PRODUCTIONS Healthcare stands on three pillars: Healthcare related policies; Public and private health infrastructure; and availability of diagnostic and treatment tools, the last one also includes easy access to drugs. We shall review each of these in some detail to understand the entire healthcare landscape. The information is gathered from several sources, and references are given at the bottom. National Health Vision 2016 - 2025 “To improve the health of all Pakistanis, particularly women

State of Healthcare in Pakistan – Part 2 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #785 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #785 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Photo Credit: Alvaro Camacho Photo Credit: Joshua Mcknight Photo Credit: Mikhail Nilov Healthcare stands on three pillars: Healthcare related policies; Public and private health infrastructure; and availability of diagnostic and treatment tools, the last one also includes easy access to drugs. We shall review each of these in some detail to understand the entire healthcare landscape. The information is gathered from several sources, and references are given at the bottom. Healthcare related Policies – 1947 - 2009 The WHO defines health policies as decisions, plans, and a

State of Healthcare in Pakistan – Part 1 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #784 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #784 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Photo Credit: Karolina Grabowska Photo Credit: Laura James Photo Credit: Anna Shvets Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world, with a population of over 220 million, a figure which is likely to increase after the current census gets done. We still prefer to call ourselves ‘a developing country, though we have fast degraded as an ‘underdeveloped’ state. Our economy has nosedived, our governance is at its worst ever, our politics is at it dirtiest, and our people, businesses, workers, officers, decision makers, law enforcers, and reformers are at their most

Sales Force Effectiveness – Last Part – Challenges & Opportunities – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #783 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #783 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Photo Credit: Moose Photos Photo Credit: Polina Zimmerman Photo Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko Continued from Previous…… Pharmaceutical Industry Challenges Sales force effectiveness is apparently less popular in the pharmaceutical industry, maybe there are some unique challenges and factors that can make it more difficult to implement effectively. Here are some reasons why: Physician access: Many healthcare providers are increasingly difficult to access, as they are under pressure to see more patients and have less time for sales representative

Sales Force Effectiveness – Part 4 – SFE Implementation – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #781 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #781 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans welcome sharing of knowledge and wisdom by Veterans for the benefit of Community at large. Pharma Veterans Blog is published by Asrar Qureshi on  WordPress, the top blog site. Please email to asrar@asrarqureshi.com for publishing your contributions here. Photo Credit: Christina Morillo Photo Credit: Jonathan Borba Continued from Previous…… SFE Framework for Implementation The following is a framework for sales force effectiveness. For any pharma company already in marketing business for few years, most of the elements are already available. Realignment and little bit of restructuring may be required.  Strategy : This involves defining the sales team's objectives, setting targets, and developing a plan to achieve them. The strategy should be aligned with the overall business goals of the organization. T