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Formation of PharmEx Pakistan – Too Late, Too Little? – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1123 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1123 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. PPMA Delegation in Meeting with Minister of Commerce Preamble The Ministry of Commerce, Government of Pakistan has finally rose up to the idea of supporting pharmaceutical export from Pakistan. Jam Kamal Khan, Minister of Commerce reaffirmed the government’s resolve to boost pharmaceutical export and announced the near-operational launch of PharmEx Pakistan – a new Pharma Export Promotion Council – under the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan. Formation of PharmEx Pakistan From the news, it shows that Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) Chairman Mr. Touqeerul Haq made a presentation during a meeting in wh...

Critique – GOP Export Strategy Pharmaceuticals 2023-2027 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #827 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #827 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. Photo Credit: Anna Shvets Photo Credit: Frans van Heerden Photo Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko The Export Strategy Pharmaceuticals 2023-2027 is a great step for the much-needed development of this important sector, and a good step is never too late. The identification of problems is spot on and candid in most cases. However, I would like to make the following critical comments regarding the strategy document. These issues shall impact the intended outcomes in significant ways.  Formation of Pharmaceutical Sector Specific Council A pharmaceutical s...