Ayaz Qureshi

Dr Ayaz Qureshi is a Lecturer in Medical Anthropology at the School of Social and Political Science. He has carried out ethnographic fieldwork on HIV/AIDS control in Pakistan. He received his PhD in social anthropology from SOAS. He has been part of a number of research projects in the area of infectious diseases, reproductive and sexual health, and status of women in Pakistan. His research interests include:

• Sexual and reproductive health
• NGOs
• Bureaucracy
• Healthcare systems
• Neoliberalization and labour relations.

His notable publications include:

• Noor, M. N., Holt, M., Qureshi, A., de Wit, J. & Bryant, J. (2020), Sexual risk-taking among homeless young people in Pakistan. Health and Social Care in the Community 2020;00:1–9
• A. Qureshi (2018) AIDS in Pakistan: Bureaucracy, Public Goods and ‘Civil Society'. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
• A. Qureshi and A. Khan (2016) Bonded Labour in Pakistan, Karachi: Oxford University Press.
• Qureshi, K, A Qureshi, Z Khawja (2016) Where There is No Weighing Scale: Newborn Nourishment and Care in Pakistani Punjab. Women’s Studies International Forum, 60, 128-135