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Independent journalism and research documenting the original movement.
Reuters · June 2020
Drugs, Doctors and Donors: Pakistanis Turn to 'Corona Warriors' Facebook Group. https://www.dawn.com/news/1566154
LUMS · July 2020
LUMS Graduate's Facebook Group Provides Hope and Connection to Families Affected by the Coronavirus. https://lums.edu.pk/news/lums-graduates-facebook-group-provides-hope-and-connection-families-affected-coronavirus
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance · 2021
Pakistan's Response to COVID-19: Overcoming National and International Hypes to Fight the Pandemic. https://publichealth.jmir.org/2021/5/e28517/
Dawn · July 2023
Edhi-ism Among the Youth. https://www.dawn.com/news/1765213
Founder awards and recognition
Founder recognitionFounder Zoraiz Riaz has received Pride of Pakistan recognition (2024) and Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital Ambassador of the Year (2023), documented in the LUMS Alumni Annual 2023–24. His professional portfolio also reports Chief Minister Punjab High Achiever and Governor of Punjab recognition. These are personal recognitions rather than awards to the organization. Source: https://new-hr.lums.edu.pk/sites/default/files/2025-03/Alumni%20Annual%202023-2024.pdf
TEDx and public engagement
Founder speakingZoraiz Riaz has been invited to speak at three TEDx events. His talk on using social media during the COVID-19 crisis is available through TED: https://www.ted.com/talks/zoraiz_riaz_how_i_used_social_media_to_tackle_the_covid_19_crisis. His professional portfolio also reports participation in a UNDP discussion on digital community engagement.
Academic attention
Discussed in scholarshipThe 2023 scholarly work Health Communication in Pakistan: Establishing Trust in Networked Multilingualism discusses Health Warriors and Zoraiz Riaz’s role in community health communication and trust-building. This is research about the initiative, not research authored by its founder.