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Global Fertility Crisis 3 – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1086 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1086 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: Aa Dil Credit: cottonbro studio Credit: Ketut Subiyanto Preamble While population growth is alarming for the countries and the world at large, this is one side of the picture. An even more alarming situation is the falling birth rate which has gone down drastically low.  I am discussing this matter through drawing material from a recent McKinsey report along with articles from various other sources. Links at the end. Support Ratios Will Continue to Fall The world shall become more and more youth-scarce, which means that the number of workers per senior will fall.  Support ration is the number of people of working age relative to senior citizen...

Mental Health Issues in Youth in Pakistan – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #849 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #849 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. Credit: Ketut Subiyanto Credit: Natalie Bond Credit: Ron Lach The United Nations – UN – defines people between 15 and 24 years as youth. Youth is a period of transition from the dependence of childhood to independence of adulthood. WHO defines adolescence as the phase of life between childhood and adulthood, from ages 10 to 19. Adolescents experience rapid physical, cognitive, and psychosocial growth. Issues Pakistan already has a major problem with mental health issues in children, adolescents and youth which is growing rapidly due to fast deteriorating socio-eco...

Global Mental Health Crisis in Teens and Its Impact on Future Workforce – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #848 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #848 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. Credit: Gui Spinardi Credit: cottonbro studio Credit: cottonbro studio Credit: cottonbro studio About 200 million teens are suffering from mental health crisis globally. In the US, about 18 million teens are suffering from various mental health conditions. The alarming part is that there has been a constant trend of increase. The youth mental health crisis is very real. Girls, in particular, are really in crisis. According to the CDC - US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -  report from earlier this year, almost 60 perce...

Peter Pan Syndrome and Pakistani Males – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #803 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #803 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: Victoria Rain Google Images Photo Credit: Mohamed Abdelghaffar Peter Pan syndrome refers to a psychological condition or behavioral pattern in which an individual, typically a male, refuses or struggles to mature and take on adult responsibilities. The term is derived from J.M. Barrie's character Peter Pan, a boy who never grows up and remains in a state of perpetual youth in the imaginary ‘Neverland’. People with Peter Pan syndrome often exhibit a reluctance or inability to embrace the responsibilities and challenges of adulthood. They may avoid com...

Harnessing the Energy of Youth – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #802 Dear Colleagues!  This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #802 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: Ahmad Zakaria Photo Credit: Mahmoud Gamal Photo Credit: Suraphat Nuea-on Last Saturday evening, I was invited as chief guest at a residential college on the passing out of their class 12. The college admits students in grade 6 only, and then they live there for seven years and pass out after completing class 12 – FSc. The entire student body was present in the auditorium along with their teachers. The auditorium environment was live with excitement, emotions, and above all, palpable energy. I am still wondering if we, the elders, parents, and teachers are do...