The world wide covid-19 outbreak has huge socioeconomic burden globally and the number of cases are increasing drastically. Therefore, the operational planning & response of Emergency Services is significant in designing and implementing an effective approach. Pakistan managed the COVID-19 outbreak exceptionally also acknowledged by World Health Organization. Punjab Emergency Service is the largest pre-hospital emergency care service of Pakistan that responded 7.5 M emergencies from its inception 2004 with an average of 3000 emergencies per day. During COVID -19 outbreak, the Punjab Emergency Service established field hospital for triage the patients and responded 13724 corona patients for shifting to hospitals and quarantine centers followed by 2296 corona burials, 112,409 disinfection sites and over 50,000 Rashan pack distribution to the needy . In this article the operational and relief activities of Punjab Emergency Service and lesson learned during this pandemic COVID-19 in Punjab (Pakistan) are mentioned. The future direction to effectively cope such hazards are training for the unpredictable to handle these kind of emergencies, leadership & coordination for effective utilization of resources, institutional framework, effective CDC with effective pre-hospital surveillance and efficient pre-hospital Emergency Services.
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To Cite this Article: Naseer, R., Gillani, Y. R., & Durrani, M. (2020). Covid-19 Outbreak & Response of Emergency Medical Serivce (Rescue 1122) in Pakistan–Way Forward. International Journal of Academic Research in Public Policy and Governance, 7(1), 100–110.
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