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Dr Zafar Mirza
Dr Zafar Mirza

  • December 05, 2020

    The surging second wave

    Despite constant cautioning against victory – with which inevitably sets complacency – and, despite raising alarms about resurgence, we ended up...

  • December 01, 2020

    The HIV/AIDS threat

    Today is World AIDS Day. While we are struggling with the second wave of Covid-19, it may sound impertinent to talk about an issue which is not even...

  • November 14, 2020

    Preventive mental health

    The core of our conscious being centers on our mental state. The way we feel and think determines how we behave and act. And still when we use the...

  • November 01, 2020

    Pink October

    In October, many people around the world wear pink ribbons to raise awareness about breast cancer. The month is referred to as Pink-October. With...

  • October 17, 2020

    Unpacking universal health coverage

    “Nothing is stronger than an idea whose time has come”, said Victor Hugo. Universal Health Coverage is such an idea.Covid-19 has drawn an...

  • October 03, 2020

    Risk communication for Covid-19

    “The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place!”– George Bernard ShawA relatively less appreciated...

  • September 19, 2020

    Lessons from Covid-19

    As things stand today, Pakistan seems to have successfully overcome Covid-19 through a united national effort. Though the threat of resurgence is...

  • August 28, 2020

    Rise and fall of Covid-19

    Defying all projections and against all odds, Pakistan has successfully bent the Covid-19 curve. Slow rise, early peak and steep decline -- what is...

  • January 20, 2020

    Towards a polio-free Pakistan

    The development of the first vaccine in the 1790s drastically changed preventive health. Achieving wide immunity could potentially mean complete...