Gorkha Hospital (Post-partum) Incident

Hospital: Gorkha Hospital, Gorkha, Nepal

Victims: On-duty doctor

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After a post-partum lady slipped and fell in bathroom of maternity ward, a dispute erupted between the patient's family and the doctors. While the patient's family were threatening the health workers, crowd had gathered and suddenly a doctor was physically attacked from the crowd. Following the incident, the patient was discharged due to security concerns, however, the relatives had claimed that the doctor discharged the pregnant woman who had not fully recovered.

News Links:

1. गोरखा अस्पतालमा चिकित्सकमाथि दुर्व्यवहार, आकस्मिकबाहेकका सेवा बन्द – Online Khabar

Perpetrator(s):

1. Devendra Jung Kunwar