Dr Zafar Mirza

Dr Zafar Mirza

  • Enough is enough: are we to live?

    Enough is enough: are we to live?

    Attempt to look into the future – and there is poor visibility

  • The surging second wave

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

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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...