Hospital: Panchthar District Hospital, Panchthar, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The irate mob resorted to the vandalism with the use of rocks, bricks, iron rods, and wooden logs causing its implications on the ICU ward, COVID-19 HDU, and other structures over the death of a 3 and 1/2 year old girl, claiming "negligence" of the hospital. Following the death, the hospital administration had sat for dialogues with the girl’s relatives and the sitting failed to reach a conclusion till the evening, prompting the latter to resort to agitation.

Next day, the hospital administration decided to provide Rs 40,000 for the girl's last ritual expenses.

News Links:

1. Panchthar District Hospital vandalised over death of minor | Nepalnews
2. Panchthar District Hospital vandalised over death of minor - The Himalayan Times
3. Panchthar Hospital vandalised: Non-emergency services closed - myRepublica

Hospital: Community Health Unit, Dolalghat, Kavre, Nepal

Victims: 1 AHW

Type of violence: Physical

Event: A health worker from Dolalghat Health Unit was threatened and beaten in Dulaleshwar Secondary School during COVID-19 vaccination.

News Links:

1. स्वास्थ्यकर्मी कुटपिट गर्नेलाई कारबाहीको माग | Khabarhub Khabarhub

Perpetrator(s):

1. Anil Pote
2. Manoj Shrestha (Ward member at the time of incident)

Hospital: Advance Hospital, Damak, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After death of an 11-month infant with COVID pneumonia was discharged home under prescription medication (including parenteral) without hospital admission. According to the parents, the condition of the baby started worsening when the local health worker injected the injectable medications prescribed by the doctor. The irate relatives had protested and pelted stones to the hospital which shattered the windowpanes.

News Links:

1. शिशुको मृत्युपछि दमकको एडभान्स अस्पताल तोडफोड (nayapatrikadaily.com)
2. अस्पताल तोडफोड – Nepal Views

Hospital: Grande International Hospital, Tokha, Nepal

Victims: 1 Family planning supervision officer

Type of violence: Physical

Event: Covid vaccination program in Grande International Hospital had been halted when a family planning supervision officer was beaten by a group led by a local.

News Links:

1. टोखामा स्वास्थ्यकर्मीमाथि हातपात ! रोकिएको खोप कार्यक्रम कहिलेदेखी सुरु हुँदैछ ? - नुवाकोट एक्स्प्रेस

Perpetrator(s):

1. Ramkaji Thapa

Hospital: Malu Covid-19 Hospital, Tamakoshi municipality, Dolakha, Nepal

Victims: 1 on-duty doctor and 1 office assistant

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The doctor was suddenly beaten when he told them not to enter the hospital because there were COVID patients admitted to it and that they would be tested separately if they had any health problems. The doctor had escaped after four people suddenly entered the hospital at midnight and started beating him. They also threatened to set the hospital on fire and kill them.

News Links:

1. On duty doctor, employee attacked in Dolakha Covid-19 hospital (kathmandupost.com)
2. Health Workers Beaten, Accused Arrested – Inseconline
3. Doctor, staffer of Malu COVID Hospital manhandled - The Himalayan Times
4. कोभिड अस्पतालका चिकित्सक र कर्मचारीमाथि कुटपिट- वाग्मती - कान्तिपुर समाचार (ekantipur.com)

Perpetrator(s):

1. Gopal Timilsina
2. Roshan Pokharel
3. Biju Nepali

Hospital: Province Ayurveda Hospital, Kalagaun, Surkhet, Nepal

Victims: 2 doctors

Type of violence: Physical

Event: 2 doctors from Covid Hospital operated by Ayurveda Hospital Surkhet were attacked by 3 people while returning to home from their duty. The group had also pelted stones to the hospital. A doctor had sustained injuries in shoulder and mouth.

News Links:

1. सुर्खेतमा डाक्टरमाथि हातपात | Nagarik News (nagariknetwork.com)
2. आयुर्वेद चिकित्सकमाथि हातपात गर्ने पक्राउ (kharibot.com)

Hospital: Bheri Hospital, Nepalgunj, Nepal

Victims: 2 on-duty nurses and 1 on-duty doctor

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The deceased’s son and brothers had assaulted a doctor and two nurses alleging that their relative died after he was put on ventilator support. The attackers had also barged into the intensive care unit of the hospital and vandalized medical equipment.

A nurse was working in the intensive care unit (ICU) when a hand grabbed her neck and choked her just as she looked behind. “She’s the one responsible,” said the perpetrator, whose brother had succumbed to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), as his henchmen thrashed other staff on duty. Luckily a relative of another patient rescued the nurse from the vice of the attacker. The staff fled to the duty room. Huddled in the duty room, they wailed for their safety as the perpetrators banged at the door. They then ran into the toilet inside the duty room just as the duty room’s door was broken open. As the door of the toilet could not keep them from the offenders, three nurses and a doctor jumped off the second floor, fearing for their lives. Fortunately, they landed on the sand and ran to safety. Two patients died because of lack of care amidst the chaos.

News Links:

1. The wounded healer during COVID-19: unraveling the violence against healthcare workers in Nepal | Published in Journal of Global Health Economics and Policy (scholasticahq.com)
2. Doctors, health workers thrashed in Bheri Hospital | Nepalnews
3. Health workers protest at Bheri Hospital following attack on medical personnel (kathmandupost.com)
4. Health workers at Bheri Hospital call probe committee’s report unfair (kathmandupost.com)
5. Bheri Hospital staffers stage protests demanding action against culprits assaulting on-duty hospital staff - The Himalayan Times
6. Nepalgunj tense as mob attacks Bheri Hospital doctors - OnlineKhabar English News
7. Health workers at Bheri Hospital attacked by relatives of deceased patient - myRepublica
8. एमाले लुम्बिनी प्रदेश कमिटी सदस्यले गरे भेरी अस्पतालमा डाक्टर र नर्समाथि कुटपिट :: सेतोपाटी संवाददाता :: Setopati

Perpetrator(s):

1. Manbahadur Rawat (member of UML party)
2. Bharat Rawat
3. Lokraj Rawat

Hospital: Solukhumbu District Hospital, Phaplu, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After death of a 3-year-old boy due to diarrhea with dehydration, agitated relatives and family vandalized the ward of hospital including windowpanes, solar panel, oxygen concentrator and computer monitor. According to the family members, hospital had refused to admit the patient and discharged prescribing medicines due to ongoing COVID crisis.

News Links:

1. यसरी भयो जिल्ला अस्पताल तोडफोड (फोटोफिचर) - Himal News Express (himalsamachar.com)
2. बालकको मृत्युपछि अस्पतालमा तोडफोड | Khabarhub Khabarhub

Perpetrator(s):

1. Dawa Nuru Sherpa

Hospital: Covid Hospital, Provincial Hospital, Jaleshwor, Mahottari, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The relatives of the 55-year-old deceased covid patient had vandalized the hospital after the patient’s death. The group had vandalized 3 ventilators that were recently connected in the hospital. The vandalism had caused damage of around Rs 15 million including three ventilators and other types of equipment connected to the hospital ward.

News Links:

1. COVID Hospital of Mahottari Vandalized By Patient’s Family – Inseconline

Hospital: Mahakali Provincial Hospital, Kanchanpur, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Padlocking)

Event: After death of a 48-year-old covid infected patient, the deceased's family padlocked the hospital claiming the negligence of the hospital.

News Links:

1. चिकित्सकको लापरबाहीले कोरोना संक्रमितको  मृत्यु भएको भन्दै अस्पतालमा तालाबन्दी (nayapatrikadaily.com)

Hospital: Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Victims: 1 On-duty doctor in Covid ICU setup

Type of violence: Physical

Event: An 80 year-old male had died while undergoing treatment in COVID ICU. Relatives attacked the duty doctor refusing to accept that the death of the patient was due to the coronavirus.

News Links:

1. On-duty doctor at TUTH attacked after patient’s death « Khabarhub
2. On-duty TUTH doctor assaulted after Covid-19 patient dies - OnlineKhabar English News

Hospital: Isolation Center, SKMCH, Rajbiraj, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The patient had created a ruckus saying he was served inedible food prompting the management to replace his food. However, this didn’t placate the patient who flew into a rage and went on a rampage throwing utensils and furniture all over the place. Just four days before, three of the 10 close circuit cameras installed at the isolation center were smashed by coronavirus patients.

News Links:

1. Isolation centre vandalised over food quality - The Himalayan Times

Hospital: Covid Treatment Center, Koshi Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal

Victims: On-duty doctor

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After the death of a 45-year-old man in Covid isolation, the relatives of the deceased had attacked the doctor chanting slogans at the hospital claiming that the patient died due to negligence. Despite of the fact that the general public wasn't allowed in the isolation ward, they had forcibly broken in and attacked the doctor.

News Links:

1. Nepalmonitor

Hospital: Limsa PHC, Barekot, Jajarkot, Nepal

Victims: 1 Doctor

Type of violence: Physical

Event: 3 youths under the influence of alcohol had physically assaulted a doctor actively involved anti-COVID campaign and also vandalized his residence. The doctor had sustained facial injuries.

News Links:

1. कोरोना संक्रमण विरोधी अभियानमा लागेका डाक्टरमाथि हातपात | Nagarik News (nagariknetwork.com)

Perpetrator(s):

1. Tilak Singh
2. Chakra Buda
3. Padam Nepali