September 4, 2020

Current COVID-19 outbreak has shaken almost all aspects of health. Pakistan is lower middle income country where health system is fragmented due to chronic state of underinvestment in health. Provision of basic health care during the current COVID-19 outbreak remains daunting task. Ethics and regulatory systems are not fully mature [1] to keep pace with the challenges associated with the surge in research related to this novel disease.

COVID-19 has emerged as one of the largest pandemic of century, with 15 785 641 confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 640 016 deaths, reported by WHO to date [1]. It has revealed that the world was clearly not ready for the surprise. The emergency response encompassed massive efforts to ensure health care delivery.