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Medécins Sans Frontières Reports – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1137 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1137 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 Médecins Sans Frontieres is a France-based, international independent medical humanitarian organization mainly comprising of doctors but open to all professionals, who relate with the organization’s goals. MSF works across several countries and regions. Here are excerpts from few current reports. PALESTINE 23 July 23, 2025 – Mass Starvation As the Israeli government’s siege starves the people of Gaza, Palestine, aid workers are now joining the same food lines, risking being shot just to feed their families. With supplies now totally depleted, humanitarian organizations are witnessing their own colleagues and partners waste away before their eyes...

Foreign Aid Cuts and Global Development Part 2 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1122 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1122 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: artsy solomon Credit: babajide olusanya Credit: Muhammad Al Bazzar Credit: rosa stone Credit: themeditators Continued from Previous….. OECD/DAC/ODA The OECD – Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development – consists of 38 countries, primarily developed nations, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, UK, and USA. These countries collaborate to promote economic growth, trade, and policies that improve the wellbeing of citizens of these countries. There were 20 founding countries who signed the convention in 1960. Later 18 other countries joined in. 8 more countries are waiting to join in, while 5 countries are ta...

Foreign Aid Cuts and Global Impact – Part 1 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1121 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1121 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 Over the past year, nearly every major donor nation—led by the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and several European countries—has announced significant reductions in foreign aid budgets. What are these nations scaling back, and what does it mean for NGOs, communities, and the future of global development? Let’s have a look at the scale of the cuts and their ripple effects. The Context Global humanitarian aid continued to decline in 2024 with a funding shortfall stuck at a record high as new and existing conflicts and multiplying climate disasters left more than 320 million people in need of aid. In 2024, $21.2 billion was ra...

End of the Year – Note 4 – Pharma Veterans’ Blog Post #581 by Asrar Qureshi Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans’ Blog Post #581. 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. Let us talk about ‘War Zones’. We shall not be able to talk about all of them, but we can talk about few. There are two kinds: one between two countries or rival groups; the other between a usurper government and its people. I had been to Sudan several times between 2003 and 2009. Khartoum was a peaceful place with lively people. It is a Muslim majority country, but the effect of African tradition is pronounced. Women in urban areas do not cover themselves with abayas or any such thing; hijab is common. Unmarried girls wore full length skirts with fitting shirts; married women wore th...