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Cancer Treatment – Access is the Real Obstacle – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1312 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1312 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: Ivan Samkov Preamble This post is based on a McKinsey article. The core McKinsey source is Bob Li's August 31, 2026 conversation, which outlines the MARS approach around next-generation evidence generation, community education, cancer networks, and international acceleration/collaboration. The wider cancer-burden figures and prevention/early-detection context come from WHO and IARC. Link at the end. Can We Eliminate Cancer? The Real Revolution May Be Access, Not Discovery Cancer has long been portrayed as an enemy that science must defeat through better drugs, better diagnostics and better technology. And there is good reason for th...

Top Risks for 2026 Part 3 – Eurasia Group Report – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1212 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1212 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: Afitab Credit: Ahmed Aziz Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko Preamble This 3-part blog post is based on a Eurasia Group report titled ‘Top Risks for 2026’. Link at the end. About Eurasia Group. [Quote]. Today's geopolitical environment is increasingly complex, with risks coming at an accelerated pace as the world order undergoes significant change.  It has never been more important for business decision-makers and investors to incorporate political risk into their strategies to spot the opportunities and manage the risks that politics creates—and to lead their organizations through turbulent times. Eurasia Group's advisory and consu...

Gender Gap in Digital Access – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 1163 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 1163 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: Anurag Jamwal Credit: Jhovan Morales Credit: Khezez Credit: RDNE Stock Project Preamble This post is based on Development Aid September report on this subject. Why Access to Technology for Women Must Become a Global Priority In September 2025, DevelopmentAid published a report that laid bare a harsh reality: in many developing countries, women remain far behind men in access to digital technology. They are 19% less likely to use mobile internet than men, and the growth in women working in ICT specialist roles has barely budged; only about 1% increase over a decade. These numbers aren’t just numbers; they represent human lives constrained b...