Medical Vandalism Nepal

Hospital: Om Gurukul Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Lahan, Siraha, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: A patient in labor had been referred to BPKIHS because of uncontrolled hypertension but the patient had reached Om Gurukul Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. as per the suggestion of the ambulance driver. The patient underwent surgery there, but she developed complications in the postoperative period, following which blood transfusion was done and she was referred to the Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar where she was pronounced dead on arrival. Relatives and family members of the deceased had kept her body on the premises of Om Gurukul and staged demonstration, claiming that she died due to doctors’ negligence. They had demanded strict action against the doctor involved in the operation and reparation to the victim’s family.

News Links:

1. Kin blame docs’ negligence for woman’s death - The Himalayan Times
2. Victim’s family suspected of signing secret agreement - The Himalayan Times
3. सुत्केरीको मृत्युपछि ओम गुरुकुल अस्पतालमा प्रदर्शन, कर्मचारी पदाधिकारी सम्पर्कविहीन | Nagarik News