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Putting Patient Care First – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1120 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1120 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: Jeff Yen Credit: Jsme MILA Credit: Los Muertos Crew Preamble Healthcare is a science—but at its core, it remains profoundly human. However, in Pakistan and elsewhere, healthcare has become a great commercial commodity. Though the patient is the central figure who keeps the private healthcare machine running and making huge profits with his money, but unfortunately, he/she is the most exploited in every manner. The story of public healthcare is even more heartbreaking because the patient is made to realize that he/she is using public funds and has no right to complain about anything.  In this backdrop of utter despondency, the thoughts expressed be...

Upskilling – The Urgent Requirement in Healthcare– Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1113 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1113 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: MART Production Credit: Yusuf Timur Çelic Preamble The global healthcare sector is facing an acute labor shortage. Driven by an aging population, chronic disease burdens, and workforce burnout exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the demand for healthcare services is far outpacing supply. One of the most urgent and viable strategies to bridge this gap is large-scale upskilling. Upskilling refers to equipping existing employees with new or enhanced skills to meet evolving job requirements. In healthcare, this can mean training nurses to use new technologies, educating care workers to handle more complex patient needs, or preparing...