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Pakistan at 78: Rising Together Towards a Brighter Future – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 1146 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 1146 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: Dr Photographer Credit: Hamayoon Riaz Preamble 14 August is not just another date in our calendar; it is the heartbeat of our national identity. It is the day when, in 1947, a dream was realized, a homeland where people could live with dignity, freedom, and self-determination. Today, as Pakistan celebrates its 78th Independence Day, we find ourselves reflecting on our journey, a journey filled with struggles, triumphs, and persistent challenges. We cannot deny that our nation has endured many hurdles: political instability, economic struggles, corruption, weak governance, and social inequality...

Healthcare Landscape in Pakistan – Facilities for Disabled – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 983 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 983 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: Antoni Shkraba Credit: Eren Li Credit: Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz Credit: Sany Nur Credit: Shvets Production World Health Organization – WHO – states that people with disabilities, throughout the life course, have unequal access to healthcare services, have greater unmet healthcare needs, and experience poorer levels of health compared with the general population. As a result, people with disabilities have poorer health outcomes than the general population.  People with disabilities frequently experience preventable diseases and report high incidence of risk behavior such as obesity, smoking, and physical inactivity. It means a par...

The Bottomless Pit – Asrar Qureshi’s Heartfelt Post #965 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 965 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: Alena Darmel Credit: Gül Işic Credit: PNW Production Credit: Sami Abdullah Spoiler: This is not a regular blogpost. It is a heartfelt post. Eid is a time to celebrate and to take stock of where we are. Eid ul Adha is even more of such occasion when we fervently talk about sacrifice, its spirit, and its relevance to real life. We are on the third day of Eid ul Adha. The rush of animal sacrifices has died down and has been replaced with the preparation of special meat dishes and meeting relatives and friends, more ‘meating’ than meeting. There is nothing unusual this year, the same things have been happening year after year.  The Buildup The buildup starts just ...

Employee Disengagement and How to Address it? – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #851 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #851 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans aims to share knowledge and wisdom from 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. Credit: Ketut Subiyanto Credit: Liza Summer Credit: olia danilevich This article is based on McKinsey research; link given at the end. In the last post, we saw that disengaged employees outnumber engaged employees; 56% vs 44%. We know from experience that in Pakistan, this ratio is even more unfavorable. Let us first look at the disengagement drivers and what can be done with these. It is important to first stop bleeding before starting the treatment.  In the order of occurrence, the research enlists 12 factors which cause financial cost of employee disen...

Greetings – New Year 2023 III – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #741 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #741 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. Lastly, we look the less privileged people, while greet the new year from the warmth, coziness, and affluence of our homes. North America and Europe represent the smallest percentage of the world’s population, and Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa represent the largest, after we take out the two most populous countries; China, and India. While the wealthiest countries account for only 20% of the world population, they consume approximately 86% of the world’s resources. Another statistic is that 7% population consumes 70% resources. At the same time, the poorest 20% ...