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Flood Relief Efforts – Need for Coordination 2 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #693 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #693 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. Photo Credit: Aqib Shahid Photo Credit: Hamza Awan Normally, I confine myself to professional topics, but the flood situation is grave and affects all of us, hence these posts. As I write this post, the flooding is still at high alert. For example, Dadu and Bhan Saeedabad cities are facing the danger of getting flooded. The death toll has risen to 1486 with 536 children. The estimate of damage has escalated to US$ 30 billion according to Reuters.  Pakistani people are generally good at heart, and usually rise to the occasion to help. However, this help may not alwa

Flood Relief Efforts – Need for Coordination 1 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #692 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #692 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. Normally, I confine myself to professional topics, but the flood situation is grave and affects all of us, hence these posts. Massive floods have wreaked havoc with lives, livestock, crops, and infrastructure on a huge scale. With a cursory look, we may not be able to grasp the severity of the situation. Some statistics may help to understand the extent of damage. • Around 80 districts have been declared as “calamity hit” by the National Flood Response Coordination Center.  • About one third of the country is inundated with flood water  • Over 33 million peop