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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...

Healthcare Landscape in Pakistan – Blood(y) Business – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 984 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 984 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Amornthrep Srina Credit: Beyza Kaplan Credit: Diego Romera Credit: Gustavo Fring Credit: Karolina Kaboompics ‘Blood is the lifeline’ is as old an adage as may be traced in history. ‘Blood loss must be replaced with blood’ had been in practice for decades but the situation changed somewhat after the introduction and intense promotion of plasma substitutes which could at least make up the volume. Blood transfusion remains essential in conditions like severe anemia particularly in pregnant women, extreme blood loss in serious injuries, prolonged surgical procedures, and blood disorders like Thalassemia, Hemophilia, blood and bone marrow di...