Manipal Hospital (Pregnancy) Incident

Hospital: Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCoMS), Pokhara, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Sit-in and Padlocking)

Event: After death of a 35-year-old lady (after few hours of delivery) and the newborn baby (at the time of delivery), the family staged a sit-in in front of the hospital claiming medical negligence and demanding investigation and action against the doctors involved in the treatment. According to the hospital, the baby was stillborn and the mother died due to postpartum hemorrhage (PPH).

News Links:

1. मणिपालमा सुत्केरी आमा र शिशुको मृत्यु भए पछि तनाब :: सागर राज तिमिल्सिना  :: Setopati
2. अस्पतालको मुलद्वारमा तालाबन्दी, स्वास्थ्य सेवा प्रभावित   – इन्सेक (inseconline.org)