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Hospital: Shree Hospital, Biratnagar
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Type of violence: Medical vandalism
Event: After the death of an infant in ICU, agitated relatives vandalized in hospital premises claiming the absence of consultant doctor in the treatment of the patient.
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Hospital: Vardhman Hospital, Gol bazar, Siraha
Victims: 1 consultant doctor
Type of violence: Protest
Event: After the death of a 30-year-old lady probably due to postpartum hemorrhage who underwent cesarean section, the agitated relatives and locals had obstructed East-West highway claiming the negligence of the surgeon and demanding fair investigation and punishment to the surgeon. The operating surgeon was arrested by police.
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Hospital: Udayapur District Hospital, Gaighat
Victims: Consultant radiologist
Type of violence: Threat + Medical vandalism
Event: A 33-year-old-man had threatened the doctor working in Ultrasonography (USG) department and attempted to vandalize the door of the same department. The man had been arrested by the police.
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Perpetrator(s): Devraj Bista
Hospital: Damauli Hospital, Tanahun
Victims: 1 On-duty doctor
Type of violence: Attempt of physical violence
Event: A drunken man had attempted to assault a doctor working at Damauli Hospital.
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Perpetrator(s): Amar Ale
Hospital: Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar
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Type of violence: Physical
Event: After the death of a 45-year-old man, a case of probably organophosphate poisoning who was referred from Koshi Hospital, agitated relatives had vandalized the hospital claiming the negligence of doctors.
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Hospital: Seti Provincial Hospital, Dhangadhi, Kailali
Victims: On duty doctor
Type of violence: Physical
Event: The attendant of the 46-year-old patient who was under treatment in the ICU of the same hospital had attacked the on-duty doctor while returning after finishing the examination of the patient. The victim had sustained injuries in face and his spectacles were also broken.
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Perpetrator(s): Krishna Rana
Hospital: Bir Hospital, Mahaboudha, Kathmandu
Victims: On duty Gastrosurgeon and other OT staffs
Type of violence: Physical
Event: The attack on health workers, including doctors, was reported at 4:30 pm on Friday in the hospital’s operating room, according to hospital director Dr. Santosh Poudel.
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Perpetrator(s): Ramchandra Khadka (Ramechhap)
Hospital: Soo-Jung Hospital, Rajpur, Doti
Victims: 3 doctors of the hospital
Type of violence: Non-physical
Event: The deceased's father accused the doctors of negligence after the death of a 9-year-old girl who had sustained the fracture of left arm. The death that occurred during preparation for surgery inside operation theater was suspected to be due to a reaction to the anesthetic drug. The 3 doctors were arrested by the police.
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Hospital: Tanglichok Health Post,
Victims: On-duty doctor (Medical officer)
Type of violence: Physical violence
Event: a medical officer working at Makaising Primary Health Center located in Gandaki Rural Municipality-1, who had come to serve at the Tanglichok health post of Ward 2, was attacked during his duty as part of the doctor-at-home program run by the rural municipality. The health workers of the health center had stopped providing services in protest against the beating of the medical officer. The chief administrative officer of Gandaki Rural Municipality, said that efforts were being made to resolve the dispute through mutual discussion. He said that looking at the nature of the incident, it was found that there was a beating from both sides.
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Perpetrator(s): Former ward president Deubahadur Gurung and his group
Hospital: KIST Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Gwarko, Lalitpur
Victims: Doctors and healthcare workers in Emergency Department
Type of violence: Physical
Event: After the death of a patient with postoperative complication under treatment, the relatives had abused the healthcare workers and vandalized the hospital. Despite the tireless efforts of the doctors, the death was discussed and negotiated with the patient and representatives of the Nepal Police repeatedly, and the District Administration Office, Lalitpur, and the police administration were informed about the treatment. Despite this information, emergency services were disrupted by vandalizing the hospital and threatening the doctors and healthcare workers.
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Hospital: Kirtipur Hospital (Proposed Puspalal Medical College), PHECT, Devdhoka, Kirtipur
Victims: Unknown
Type of violence: ?Non-physical
Event: The detail of the incident is not known. Supposedly, after the death of a patient, the situation in the hospital was tense and the relatives were bargaining for the compensation.
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Hospital: Scheer Memorial Hospital, Banepa, Kavre
Victims: None
Type of violence: Physical
Event: After the death of the 32-year-old lady who was admitted to ICU following surgery for Post Partum Hemorrhage (PPH) after the normal vaginal delivery, the agitated relatives had vandalized the ICU.
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Hospital: Mehelkuna Hospital, Surkhet
Victims: On duty health care workers
Type of violence: Physical
Event: After death of a 9-year-old boy on the way to Province Hospital Surkhet after the boy was referred after primary treatment at Mehelkuna Hospital, the hospital was vandalized, and health workers were thrashed claiming the negligence of hospital.
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Hospital: Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Victims: 1 on-duty MDGP doctor and other emergency staffs
Type of violence: Violent
Event: A 69-year-old man had passed away in the Emergency Department of KMCTH due to sudden cardiac arrest. Relatives of the deceased had accused the hospital of negligence and delay in medical intervention and beaten on-duty MDGP doctor and other doctors and staffs in emergency along with vandalizing the Emergency room.
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Perpetrator(s): Dewendra Rimal
Hospital: Dhaulagiri Hospital, Baglung
Victims: Medical Superintendent of the Hospital
Type of violence: Verbal and attempt of physical violence
Event: The perpetrator had abused, coerced, threatened and attempted to thrash the doctor in his office.
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Perpetrator(s): Krishna Shankar Shrestha (member of the hospital management committee)
Hospital: Buddha International Hospital, Ghorahi, Dang
Victims: Hospital property
Type of violence: Medical vandalism
Event: After the death of a 9-year-old boy, the relatives had vandalized the hospital claiming the negligence of the doctor while attempting to drain the pus from throat which led to profuse bleeding. Agitated locals had obstructed traffic along the Ghorahi-Lamahi road section. The demonstrators had vandalized the building of the medical institute and pelted stones at the police personnel following which the police lobbed tear gas to take the situation under control.
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Hospital: Siddhartha Children and Women Hospital (AMDA), Butwal, Nepal
Victims: Medical Superintendent of the hospital
Type of violence: Physical
Event: After the death of a 32 year old pregnant lady following delivery of a baby, the irate relatives had vandalized the hospital and thrashed the medical superintendent of the hospital after their demands of Rs. 50,00,000 compensation was not met. The assaulted doctor was admitted in ICU of Lumbini Provincial Hospital for treatment.
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Hospital: Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCoMS), Pokhara, Nepal
Victims: On-duty nurse in SICU
Type of violence: Physical
Event: A nurse was slapped by a patient party when she requested the patient attendants not to wear shoes inside the SICU.
Hospital: Universal College of Medical Sciences (UCMS), Bhairahawa, Nepal
Victims: None
Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)
Event: According to sources, after death of a patient in the postoperative period following cesarean section, crowd had protested in the hospital claiming medical negligence.
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Hospital: Kalikot District Hospital, Manma, Kalikot, Nepal
Victims: Medical superintendent and nursing staffs
Type of violence: Physical
Event: According to the sources, a dead body was brought to the hospital for an autopsy. The relatives of the patient had demanded for a report without an incision in the body. That led to a tense situation and the relatives had vandalized the hospital, manhandled the medical superintendent doctor and pelted stones to the nursing staffs. More updates on the incident are yet to come.