Hospital: Siddhartha Children and Women Hospital (AMDA), Butwal, Nepal

Victims: Medical Superintendent of the hospital

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After the death of a 32 year old pregnant lady following delivery of a baby, the irate relatives had vandalized the hospital and thrashed the medical superintendent of the hospital after their demands of Rs. 50,00,000 compensation was not met. The assaulted doctor was admitted in ICU of Lumbini Provincial Hospital for treatment.

News Links:

1. https://newsbutwaltoday.com/?p=43983
2. https://swasthyakhabar.com/story/54189

Perpetrator(s):

Hospital: Universal College of Medical Sciences (UCMS), Bhairahawa, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: According to sources, after death of a patient in the postoperative period following cesarean section, crowd had protested in the hospital claiming medical negligence.

Hospital: Koshi Zonal Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal

Victims: Head doctor of maternity ward

Type of violence: Physical

Event: Kin of 27-year-old pregnant woman who had died in the course of treatment at the hospital, had thrashed the parturition ward chief blaming negligence for the death. The deceased's kin had demanded for Rs. 2 million compensation and action against the doctor. The hospital had claimed death to be due to myocardial infarction.

News Links:

1. Doctors resign en masse from Koshi hospital - Nepali Headlines
2. Doctors at Koshi hospital withdraw their resignation - Nepali Headlines

Hospital: Manakamana Hospital, Baharatpur, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Protest and Pad-locking

Event: After death of a 32-year-old pregnant woman (in 3rd month of gestation) who had visited the hospital with P/V bleeding, irate relatives had pad-locked the hospital and protested.

News Links:

1. डाक्टरको लापरवाहीले तीन महिने गर्भवतीको मृत्यु भएको भन्दै मनकामना अस्पतालमा ताला (deshsanchar.com)

Hospital: District Hospital Mugu, Mugu, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Padlocking)

Event: After death of a 30-year-old pregnant lady during the process of anesthesia before the surgery in the hospital, the relatives had padlocked the administration of hospital claiming the negligence of hospital.

News Links:

1. सुत्केरी महिलाको मृत्यु भएको भन्दै पीडित पक्षद्वारा अस्पतालमा तालाबन्दी – इन्सेक (inseconline.org)

Hospital: Sindhuli Hospital, Sindhuli, Nepal

Event: Large group of hooligans came along with the dead body and vandalized the hospital including Emergency room and OPD blaming the rocuronium given during intubation as the cause of death. It was a case of pregnancy complicated with seizure in a 26-year-old lady and referred to higher center for management.

News links:

1. Sindhuli Hospital Vandalized After Death of Pregnant Woman: Impacted Hospital Services – Inseconline
2. सिन्धुली अस्पताल तोडफोड गर्ने पाँचजना पक्राउ :: (sindhulisaugat.com)

Perpetrator(s):

1. Pushpa Thapa Magar
2. Umesh Shrestha
3. Sunmaya Bal
4. Netra Bahadur Thapa Magar
5. Ratna Bahadur Shrestha

Hospital: Malakheti Hospital, Attariya, Kailali, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Violent demonstration

Event: After death of a 28-year-old pregnant lady and her newborn who died during childbirth in the hospital, angered relatives staged a violent demonstration claiming the negligence of doctors and nurses with a demand of legal action and compensation. Police had to intervene with teargas and baton after they blocked the highway.

News Links:

1. कैलालीको अत्तरियामा तनाव, प्रहरीद्वारा अश्रुग्यास प्रहार | News from Nepal - Ratopati

Hospital: District Hospital Udayapur, Gaighat, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After death of a 32-year-old pregnant lady in the course of treatment in the hospital, irate relatives had vandalized the hospital claiming the negligence of the doctors. While the relatives claimed that the patient was not offered surgery but the hospital claimed that the family had refused the surgery when the patient was advised.

News Links:

1. गर्भवती महिलाको मृत्युपछि अस्पताल तोडफोड – Dcnepal

Hospital: Trishuli Hospital, Bidur, Nuwakot, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After death of a 27-year-old with 40+ WOG pregnancy following medically induced vaginal delivery complicated by postpartum hemorrhage, the relatives had claimed the negligence of hospital and vandalized the hospital including Pediatric OPD, ECG room, Surgery OPD and Pharmacy. The father of the deceased had denied their involvement in vandalism.

News Links:

1. त्रिशूली अस्पतालमा तोडफोड : आकस्मिकबाहेकका सेवा बन्द  - बाह्रखरी :: Baahrakhari
2. त्रिशूली अस्पताल तोडफोड- वाग्मती - कान्तिपुर समाचार (ekantipur.com)

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.

News Links:

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

Perpetrator(s):

1. Ashish Chauhan

Hospital: Navajeevan Hospital, Dhangadhi, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Picketing)

Event: After death of a 26-year-old patient following the delivery of a baby due to postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), the relatives picketed the hospital claiming the negligence of hospital and demanded for the accurate cause of death.

News Links:

1. अस्पतालमा सुत्केरीको मृत्यु भएपछि आफन्तद्वारा अस्पताल घेराउ (deshsanchar.com)

Hospital: Siddhi Memorial Women and Children's Hospital, Bhaktapur, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Sit-in)

Event: After death of a 30-year-old pregnant lady following emergency surgery for delivery of a baby following which her condition deteriorated and was hence referred to TUTH. She had died on September 3 in TUTH. The relatives had staged a sit-in at the hospital claiming the medical negligence.

News Links:

1. गर्भवतीको मृत्युपछि पीडितद्वारा अस्पतालमा धर्ना | Nagarik News (nagariknetwork.com)

Hospital: Makhakali Provincial Hospital, Kanchanpur, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Sit-in)

Event: After death of a 19-year-old pregnant lady with hypertension and epilepsy (with probable end-organ failure) died during surgery, the irate relatives staged a sit-in at the gate of the hospital demanding compensation for raising her newborn.

News Links:

1. Nepalmonitor

Hospital: Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: Relatives staged a demonstration on the hospital premises claiming that there was a hole in the deceased baby's head as a result of vacuum delivery.

News Links:

1. Nepalmonitor

Hospital: Pyuthan Hospital, Pyuthan, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: The family members staged a protest claiming medical negligence over death of a 24-year-old lady who had delivered a newborn via CS at the hospital. She had also undergone a second surgery in the hospital and referred to Butwal where she died.

News Links:

1. सुत्केरीको मृत्यु भएपछि प्युठान अस्पतालविरुद्ध नाराबाजी – Online Khabar

Hospital: Kirtipur Hospital (Proposed Pushpalal Medical College and Teaching Hospital) - Phect Nepal, Kirtipur, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: Kirtipur Hospital was vandalized after a baby was stillborn during delivery. 25-year-old pregnant lady was admitted to the hospital for delivery. The relatives of the deceased alleged that the hospital did her surgery even when they did not find the child's heartbeat prior to the operation. Police had arrested 17 people involved in the vandalism.

News Links:

1. शिशुको मृत्युपछि कीर्तिपुर अस्पतालमा तोडफोड, १७ जना नियन्त्रणमा :: सेतोपाटी संवाददाता :: Setopati

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

Hospital: Divine Healthcare Hospital, Siraha, Lahan, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After death of a 27-year-old pregnant lady during CS, the relatives had staged protest, vandalized the hospital and blocked the traffic of Hospital Chowk section of Lahan on the East-West highway, claiming the negligence of the doctors.

News Links:

1. चिकित्सकको लापरबाहीले सुत्केरीको मृत्यु भएको भन्दै अस्पताल तोडफोड- समाचार - कान्तिपुर समाचार (ekantipur.com)

Hospital: Nepal Medical College, Jorpati, Kathmandu, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After death of a 26-year-old lady probably from postpartum hemorrhage following vacuum delivery, irate relatives vandalized the hospital claiming that the doctors had damaged the uterus during vacuum delivery leading to excessive blood loss. They had demanded compensation with hospital for upbringing of the two kids of the deceased.

News Links:

1. Irate kin vandalise hospital - The Himalayan Times

Hospital: Dadeldhura Hospital, Dadeldhura, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Violent demonstration

Event: After death of a 26-year-old lady who had underwent CS 14 days back and discharged on the 7th day of admission and again readmitted a day before for heavy P/V bleeding, the locals and family members picketed the hospital and pelted stones in the premises claiming the negligence of the doctors. They had stopped the protest after a 3 point agreement.

News Links:

1. Family members encircle hospital after new mother dies - myRepublica
2. सुत्केरीको मृत्युपछि डडेल्धुरा अस्पतालमा तनाव – Online Khabar

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

Hospital: Namuna Hospital, Harion, Sarlahi, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The relatives and friends of a 31 year old patient, who died after developing complications during pregnancy, had vandalized the Hospital accusing the health workers of negligence for the pregnant woman's death. The protestors had also set a pharmacy near the hospital on fire and obstructed the East-West Highway for half an hour.

News Links:

1. Relatives of deceased pregnant woman vandalize hospital in Sarlahi - myRepublica - The New York Times Partner, Latest news of Nepal in English, Latest News Articles (nagariknetwork.com)

Hospital: Terhathum District Hospital, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: Relatives hurled stones at the hospital and declined to accept the body after the mortality of a 35 year pregnant patient in labor.

News Links:

1. Relatives hurl stones at District Hospital after death of to-be mother

Hospital: Pyuthan Hospital, Pyuthan, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Protest

Event: A 23-year-old (25 according to another source) pregnant lady had died after she had undergone a caesarean section on the night before. Relatives had blamed the hospital negligence for the death saying that the operation was conducted without adequate preparations. Irate relatives and family had staged demonstration, and the security personnel were deployed to prevent any untoward incidents. They had vandalized the operation theater.

News Links:

1. Woman dies after caesarean delivery, Pyuthan district hospital tense (kathmandupost.com)
2. सुत्केरीको मृत्युपछि आफन्तले गरे अस्पताल तोडफोड - :: Swasthya Khabarpatrika

Hospital: Gajendra Narayan Singh Sagarmatha Zonal Hospital, Rajbiraj, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The agitated mob gheraoed the hospital and burnt the board put up in the clinic of doctor claiming the negligence of the doctor and hospital in the death of a 25 year pregnant lady. The locals demanded action against the doctor and compensation to the bereaved family. They had chanted slogans in the hospital premises during the day on Thursday and staged demonstration by burning tyres in the main thoroughfares of Rajbiraj.

News Links:

1. Locals vandalize hospital citing sheer negligence :: Setopati :: Setopati
2. Locals vandalise hospital citing sheer negligence (kathmandupost.com)

Hospital: Lumbini Province Hospital, Butwal, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After death of a 31-year-old pregnant lady, the relatives had protested claiming that the doctors used wrong medicines during her labor and demanding the action against the doctor and compensation.

News Links:

1. गर्भवतीको मृत्युले अस्पतालमा तनाव- समाचार - कान्तिपुर समाचार (ekantipur.com)
2. Hospital death sparks protest (kathmandupost.com)

Hospital: Gandaki Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Pokhara, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: Agitated relatives had pad-locked the hospital and threatened the doctors and other healthcare workers following mortality of a 19-year-old lady on the 6th post-operative day of cesarean section. She was admitted in ICU with postpartum pyrexia of unknown cause. After 2 days of the incident and even after the negotiation, aggressive crowd (said to be patient's relatives) vandalized the hospital.

News Links:

1. Gandaki Medical College tense after patient dies during treatment - The Himalayan Times
2. गण्डकी मेडिकल कलेजमा भएको तोडफोड प्रति ‘डक्टर सोसाइटी’को आपत्ति – Nepali Health

Hospital: Bharatpur Hospital, Chitwan, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Padlocking)

Event: After the death of a 22-year-old lady during her postpartum period, irate kins had protested and padlocked the hospital claiming the negligence of the doctors while the hospital claimed that she died due to a cardiac problem.

News Links:

1. Nepalmonitor

Hospital: Mahakali Provincial Hospital, Kanchanpur, Nepal

Victims: One on-duty doctor

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The enraged family assaulted a doctor claiming negligence of a nurse for the death of a newborn while the hospital claims the baby was stillborn.

News Links:

1. Service at Mahakali Zonal Hospital halted over attack on doctors (kathmandupost.com)
2. https://nepalhealthnews.com/news/2017/10/09/5141.html

Hospital: Narayani Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal

Victims: 1 on-duty doctor and 1 staff nurse

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The relatives of a pregnant lady had beaten a doctor and a nurse after barging into the maternity ward with a claim that the stillborn baby was due to the negligence of doctor. They accused that the doctor had sent patient home saying that the baby was not yet due. The doctor had denied this allegation.

News Links:

1. Doctors in protest after colleague ‘misbehaved’ (kathmandupost.com)
2. Arrested on charge of intimidating doctor – Inseconline

Perpetrator(s):

1. Akhtar Hawari
2. Niranjan Patel

Hospital: Bharatpur Hospital, Chitwan, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After the death of a 33-year-old lady in ICU, 19 days after the cesarean section, the locals had demonstrated attributing the death to doctor's negligence while the hospital claimed that the mother had died due to an infection. They had reached an agreement that the child would be given a job when he grows up, cost-free treatment at the hospital and cost-free education.

News Links:

1. Irate locals finally agree to receive woman's body in Chitwan - The Himalayan Times

Hospital: Manipal College of Medical Sciences (MCoMS), Pokhara, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Sit-in and Padlocking)

Event: After death of a 35-year-old lady (after few hours of delivery) and the newborn baby (at the time of delivery), the family staged a sit-in in front of the hospital claiming medical negligence and demanding investigation and action against the doctors involved in the treatment. According to the hospital, the baby was stillborn and the mother died due to postpartum hemorrhage (PPH).

News Links:

1. मणिपालमा सुत्केरी आमा र शिशुको मृत्यु भए पछि तनाब :: सागर राज तिमिल्सिना  :: Setopati
2. अस्पतालको मुलद्वारमा तालाबन्दी, स्वास्थ्य सेवा प्रभावित   – इन्सेक (inseconline.org)

Hospital: Bharatpur Hospital, Chitwan, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After the death of a 34-year-old lady whose condition worsened after the cesarean section (CS) for which a second surgery was done on the same evening, the relatives staged a demonstration claiming that the death was due to excessive bleeding resulting from a negligent surgery.

News Links:

1. Tension in hospital after mother's death | Nagarik News (nagariknetwork.com)
2. Tension at Bharatpur hospital following demise of new mother - The Himalayan Times

Hospital: Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lagankhel, Lalitpur, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Picketing)

Event: After death of a neonate in 4 days of life following the vacuum delivery of twin babies, family members picketed the hospital claiming the negligence of doctors and nurses. The family had claimed that the newborn was given overdose of antibiotic.

News Links:

1. Patan Hospital tense over newborn’s death - myRepublica
2. नवजात शिशुको ज्यान गएपछि पाटन अस्पतालमा तनाव | Nagarik News (nagariknetwork.com)

Hospital: Chitwan Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: A 25-year-old pregnant lady was admitted to the hospital after she complained of labor pain which was complicated by Eclampsia leading to death. After her mortality, the relatives of the deceased had staged protests saying that she died due to doctors’ negligence. The irate kin had also damaged the glass of the hospital’s main door. Four persons, including 3 police personnel were injured when agitators had pelted stones at the police.

News Links:

1. Kin of deceased vandalise Chitwan Medical College - The Himalayan Times

Hospital: Koshi Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: A 21-year-old pregnant lady had undergone cesarean section in the hospital, which was complicated by excessive bleeding postoperatively and hence, the patient was referred to BPKIHS, Dharan. After the patient died on the 2nd postoperative day in the BPKIHS, irate relatives had staged a demonstration blaming the hospital's negligence as the cause of death. Medical superintendent of the hospital had stated the possible cause of death as infection resulting from poor hygiene in the postoperative ward.

News Links:

1. सुत्केरीको मृत्युपछि कोसी अस्पतालमा तनाव | अन्नपूर्ण पोस्ट् (annapurnapost.com)

Hospital: Nagarik Community Hospital, Bhaktapur, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After the death of a 21-year-old lady with ectopic pregnancy, the relatives staged a demonstration alleging the doctors for overdose of medication and delay in treatment as the cause of death. The tense situation had normalized after the relatives received 2 million rupees compensation from the hospital. 

News Links:

1. Nepalmonitor

Hospital: Khotang District Hospital, Khotang, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After the death of a 43-year-old pregnant lady in 3rd month of pregnancy, on the 3rd day following assisted abortion, the relatives had demanded action against the guilty, compensation and employment to the dependent of the family members.

News Links:

1. Nepalmonitor

Hospital: Province Hospital Janakpur (Janakpur Zonal Hospital), Janakpur, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After the death of a 26-year-old pregnant lady with prolonged labor who underwent CS, the deceased's family had staged a demonstration claiming the medical negligence and demanding action against the guilty and compensation. The relatives perceived the cause of death as excessive bleeding due to removal of the uterus. The hospital had explained that the death was due to excessive blood loss, however the surgery for uterine rupture was successful.

News Links:

1. शल्यक्रियापछि सुत्केरीको निधन, जनकपुर अस्पतालमा विवाद – Online Khabar

Hospital: Rapti Academy of Health Sciences (RAHS), Ghorahi, Dang, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After the death of a 27-year-old pregnant lady and baby during delivery in the hospital due to amniotic fluid embolism, the relatives protested refusing to receive the deceased's body claiming that the death was due to doctor's negligence.

News Links:

1. Nepalmonitor

Hospital: Baitadi District Hospital, Patan, Baitadi, Nepal

Victims: Chief of Hospital

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The accused had misbehaved and put black soot on the chief of the district hospital for not providing an ambulance for a 28-year-old pregnant lady in labor pain

News Links:

1. Baitadi medicos strike over attack on official (kathmandupost.com)

Perpetrator(s):

1. Parvati Bhul
2. Ganga Bhul
3. Radha Bhul

Hospital: Tribhuvan Hospital Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After the death of a 30-year-old pregnant lady and her baby during the delivery, the relatives and family of the deceased had protested blaming the doctors of negligence.

News Links:

1. Nepalmonitor

Hospital: Om Hospital and Research Center, Chabahil, Kathmandu, Nepal

Victims: 1 doctor

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After death of a pregnant woman, the irate kin of the deceased had vandalized the hospital and thrashed a doctor in connection with the incident. The family of the deceased claimed "negligence" while the hospital administration denied saying that it was due to brain hemorrhage.

News Links:

1. Om Hospital vandalised - The Himalayan Times

4 January, 2013 (Damak Hospital, Jhapa)

• After the death of a pregnant lady, relatives attacked the doctor and vandalized the hospital.

2 April, 2013 (Koshi Hospital, Biratnagar)

• After the death of a patient, relatives attacked the doctor and vandalized the hospital.

23 June, 2013 (Marie Stopes Sunsari)

• After the death of a patient, relatives attacked and injured a doctor and also filed a case against the doctor.