Hospital: BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Ghopa, Dharan, Nepal

Victims: One doctor

Type of violence: Physical

Event: Claiming the negligence of the doctors over a death of a newborn of a 25-year-old pregnant lady who underwent CS in the hospital, the irate relatives broke the entrance gate of the ObGyn operation theater (OT) and tried to attack a doctor. The relatives claimed that the doctor who was regularly examining her didn't consult a senior doctor and the surgery was not carried out in time. However, the doctors claimed that the surgery was done immediately when "cord prolapse" was diagnosed during examination.

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1. डाक्टरको लापर्बाहीले अस्पतालमा सुत्केरीकको मृत्यु भएको आफन्तको आरोप – इन्सेक (inseconline.org)

Perpetrator(s):

1. Ashish Chauhan

Hospital: BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal

Victims: 2 On-duty resident doctors and staff nurses

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The deceased's kin manhandled the on-duty resident doctor claiming "negligence" after a 72-year-old patient who had suffered from heart attack and was admitted in the ICU passed away during the course of treatment. Some medical instruments, windows and a door of the CCU had also been broken in the incident. BPKIHS management had exempted all treatment expenses and offered to provide free of cost treatment to deceased's family members in the future to settle the incident.

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1. Doctors strike after assault by deceased’s kin - The Himalayan Times

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