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  Five Global Trends in Business and Society in 2025 – 2 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1064 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1064 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: ahmed akacha Credit: ahmed akacha Credit: Kris Moklebust This post is based on an INSEAD survey and report. Preamble The INSEAD article "Five Global Trends in Business and Society in 2025" identifies key challenges and opportunities that businesses should address this year. 1. Climate Change 2. Geopolitical Crises 3. Economic Uncertainty 4. Social Instability 5. Income and Wealth Inequality The article emphasizes the need for businesses to proactively engage with these issues to foster a more equitable and sustainable society. We take these trends one by one in discussion. Geopolitical Crises: A Major Busine...

Eid ul Fitr 2024, As It Was – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #937 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #937 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing your contributions here. Eid Prayers Turkey While Muslims around the world were celebrating or looking forward to celebrating Eid ul Fitr, a large part of the world remained embroiled in wars and human suffering. Muslims particularly remained under siege in many countries. The hypocrisy and duplicity of the so-called developed world becomes utterly obvious in these situations. The total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, turned into a huge celebration in the North America. Thousands traveled with families and millions of dollars spent on a useless activity while the rest of the world suffers. Is it an effort at diverting attention? Maybe.  Some images to show the less shown. Image Credit: A...

Healthcare Delivery in Conflict Zones – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #861 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #861 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. Gaza - Credit: MSF Gaza - Credit: MSF Sudan - Credit: MSF Martin Griffiths, UN Relief Chief tweeted on Sunday 15 October at 6.15PM. “The specter of death is hanging over #Gaza. With no water, no power, no food and no medicine, thousands will die.” Israeli Prime Minister’s office has said more than 1400 people have been killed in Israel since Hamas’s offensive on October 7. Meanwhile, 2450 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli bombings on Gaza. EU leaders have jointly and unanimously backed Israel’s right to defend itself in line with humanitarian and international ...

Greetings – New Year 2023 II – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #740 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #740 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. We look at some more happenings around the world which should be of concern to all.  Photo Credit: Alex Montes Photo Credit: Ivan Hassib Several countries are being devastated every day due to wars, conflicts, insurgencies, oppression, economic crisis, and health emergencies. Whole cities and generations have been destroyed. The world looks on because they are the ones who have created it and who continue it for their ulterior benefits.  People try to survive even under toughest conditions. They live as refugees, they lose lives on the way to better countries, and...

End of the Year – Note 5 – Pharma Veterans’ Blog Post #582 by Asrar Qureshi Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans’ Blog Post #582. 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. Today is the last day of the Year 2021. 31 December. I pray and wish the year is closing with good memories for you. I also pray and wish that the new year brings loads of blessings and happiness for you, your family, and your loved ones. Aameen. People are the most important asset on this planet. And unfortunately, people are most ill-treated on this earth.  Climate change is a tangible issue which cannot be brushed under the carpet. It has been created by the humans because of misuse of natural resources over centuries, which did not stop even after the fact was recognized, stu...

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...

Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders IV – Pharma Veterans’ Blog Post #517 by Asrar Qureshi Dear Colleagues!  This is Pharma Veterans’ Blog Post #517. 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. Continued from Previous…… In this last part, we shall take up two topics; issues with MSF, and Issues faced by MSF.   MSF is among the largest charities with over 65,000 people working with MSF. It is working in 70+ countries and over 90% staff is hired locally. It is expected that an operation of this scale would see internal issues. Secondly, MSF works in many conflict zones thereby coming in conflict with warring factions and facing security threats. Issues with(in) MSF A July 2020 article by Karen McVeigh published in the Guardian says MSF is...