["Developing World Bioethics, EarlyView. ", "\nABSTRACT\nCOVID‐19 intensified ethical tensions between clinicians' duty to care and self‐protection amid PPE shortages. We explored frontline healthcare professionals' perspectives in Maputo, Mozambique. Semi‐structured interviews with healthcare professionals at four hospitals (April–June 2022) were recorded in Portuguese, transcribed, and thematically analyzed. Fixed‐response items were captured in REDCap and summarized descriptively. Fifty‐three respondents described varied perspectives on duty. Nearly half affirmed unconditional obligations grounded in professional ethics. Many framed duty as contingent on available PPE and institutional support; 8% were unsure. Themes included irregular PPE distribution, unequal training, and reliance on informal information, shaping perceived risk, preparedness, and responsibility. Quantitative summaries echoed these patterns: only 58% reported receiving training, and as PPE re‐supply declined many felt exposed. Sustaining duty to care in resource‐constrained settings during an outbreak requires reliable PPE provision, equitable and timely training, and trustworthy communication systems to protect workers and strengthen health‐system resilience. Sustaining duty to care in resource‐constrained settings during an outbreak requires reliable PPE provision, equitable and timely training, and trustworthy communication systems to protect workers and strengthen health‐system resilience.\n"]