Hospital: College of Medical Sciences (CoMS), Bharatpur, Nepal

Victims: 1 Neurosurgeon

Type of violence: Physical

Event: Kins of patient who underwent surgery at the hospital had manhandled a neurosurgeon claiming that the surgeon had performed a wrong surgery which they knew about only after reaching Kathmandu for the treatment.

News Links:

1. Nepalmonitor

Perpetrator(s):

1. Meghnath Dhakal
2. Kushma Dhakal

Hospital: College of Medical Sciences (CoMS), Bharatpur, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Picketing)

Event: After the death of a 34-year-old man during the course of treatment in the hospital, the family and the relatives picketed the hospital blaming the doctors of negligence. They accused that the doctor had operated on head instead of nose and refusal to refer the patient to another hospital in Kathmandu. They had demanded for compensation with a refund of Rs 21 Lakh, fund for the living of the patient’s two children and punishment for the doctor engaged in the surgery.

News Links:

1. Nobel Hospital tense over patient’s death (kathmandupost.com)

24 April, 2007 (College of Medical Sciences, Bharatpur)

• At night, 2 doctors and other healthcare workers were attacked.

16 June, 2007 (Koshi Hospital, Biratnagar)

• At night 8:30 PM, bomb was blasted targeting the residence of the head of department of the Pediatrics department of the hospital.

4 August, 2007 (Nepalgunj Medical College)

• The relatives of the patient, who was being treated at the Nepalganj Medical College Teaching Hospital, hurled stones at the doctor's residence and beat him up.

18 August, 2007 (Lifeline Hospital, Damak)

• Locals attacked Lifeline Hospital, Damak and seriously injured the doctors and health workers and vandalized the hospital, ambulance and other vehicles and tried to set fire to it.

11 September, 2007 (Kanti Children Hospital)

• Relatives of the patient beat the doctors at Kanti Children's Hospital regarding the death of the patient.