Koshi Hospital (CS) Incident

Hospital: Koshi Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: A 21-year-old pregnant lady had undergone cesarean section in the hospital, which was complicated by excessive bleeding postoperatively and hence, the patient was referred to BPKIHS, Dharan. After the patient died on the 2nd postoperative day in the BPKIHS, irate relatives had staged a demonstration blaming the hospital's negligence as the cause of death. Medical superintendent of the hospital had stated the possible cause of death as infection resulting from poor hygiene in the postoperative ward.

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1. सुत्केरीको मृत्युपछि कोसी अस्पतालमा तनाव | अन्नपूर्ण पोस्ट् (annapurnapost.com)