Introduction:

Coronavirus has hit humanity in the second decade of the 21st century, and spread terror, economic crisis and death. Its expansion throughout the planet has judged the policies and practices in science and health of all states. In Ecuador, the panorama is still uncertain, and it shows that the scientific and health system is insufficient to face the challenge posed by nature.

Objective:

To present the role of science, from the principle of responsibility, in the right to health in the context of the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 in Ecuador.

Main body:

Duty, as part of the principle of responsibility, encourages science to achieve the state of human well-being. Acting so that there is a true future in the field of medicine should be oriented towards greater health coverage, minimizing potential risks against the comprehensive well-being of man, preventing the appearance of new diseases, increasing technology for the diagnosis and treatment of current and future diseases, increasing the therapeutic resources available and making health services accessible and equitable.

Conclusions:

Guaranteeing the right to health requires that governments promote health research, adopt public policies, and allocate resources in their entirety so that access and equity in this field constitute the means to implement the right to authentic human life in the present and the future.

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