CHALLENGES REVEALED TO PAKISTAN IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19

Abstract

As the world is engaged in fighting the pandemic of COVID 19, each country has a responsibility to ensure smooth provision of health care to its people. Each currently faces its own set of challenges due to different demographics and dynamics, however, a developing country like Pakistan which was already struggling to provide a consistent quality of life to its ever growing population has been further shoved down to its knees, revealing the existing challenges in the system. The World Health Organization (WHO) has set guidelines on how to tackle and come up with an effective response to COVID 19. The most important being the emphasis on social distancing. However, in a country like Pakistan, where multiple social and cultural values limit the effectiveness of social distancing coupled with a weak healthcare system, and a fragile economy makes this a massive challenge for all the stakeholders of Pakistan.