Missed Opportunities in Pakistan: The Never-Ending Struggles and Challenges in Clinical Research
2017
Pakistan among other South Asian developing countries is
the seventh most populous country in the world. Despite
offering inexpensive research resources, patient pool,
well-established GCP compliant institutions and skilled
researchers Pakistan has been unable to draw attention of
multinational companies. Pakistan holds largest patient
pool both treated and naive, high burden of
communicable diseases, established and accredited
institutes, internationally certificated trainers yet Pakistan
deal with challenges in global market. The division health
facilities are mainly into private and public but due to
unjust distribution of health sectors, rural remain the
main area of concern due to lack of availability of the
treatment. Even being an ideal site for clinical trials,
Pakistan faces tremendous difficulties in achieving rank in
international market due to fragmentation of national
infrastructure and ethical consideration. Extensive
investment and advancement is needed in improving the
clinical research in Pakistan. This document discusses
these challenges and failed opportunities in clinical
research of Pakistan.
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