Hospital: Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal

Victims: One doctor

Type of violence: Physical

Event: A 50 year-old lady who had visited the hospital with dental pain was diagnosed as brain hemorrhage following investigations. She was admitted in ICU for observation. Recurrence of hemorrhage led to her death. A gang of 25-26 attackers entered the ICU and attacked the medical professional. The doctor had sustained some injuries.

News Links:

1. युनिभर्सलका डाक्टरले भने- दाँत दुख्यो भनेर आएकी यमकुमारीमा ब्रेन ह्यामरेज भएको थियो :: भगवती पाण्डे :: Setopati
2. बिरामीकाे ज्यान गएपछि भैरहवा मेडिकल कलेज तनावग्रस्त | Ujyaalo Online
3. Doctors up in arms at Universal College (risingnepaldaily.com)

Perpetrator(s):

Hospital: Civil Service Hospital, Baneshwor, Kathmandu, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After death of a patient who had arrived from Sindhupalchowk in the ED of Civil Service Hospital, the relatives had staged a demonstration claiming medical negligence and lack of experienced doctors in the emergency room. According to a relative, an ECG was done but the death occurred before the arrival of the report.

News Links:

1. बिरामीको मृत्यु भएपछि निजामती कर्मचारी अस्पतालमा प्रदर्शन – Online Khabar
2. 200302_dhanusha_tertim_b - Google Drive

Hospital: Provincial Hospital Lahan (formerly known as Ram Kumar Sharda Uma Prasad Murarka Memorial Hospital), Siraha, Nepal

Victims: On-duty doctor

Type of violence: Physical

Event: A person who had come along with Province-1 Parliament member Ashok Yadav had assaulted an on-call doctor which was captured in CCTV footage.

News Links:

1. लहान अस्पतालमा आकस्मिक बाहेकका सेवा बन्द | अन्नपूर्ण पोस्ट् (annapurnapost.com)

Perpetrator(s):

1. Ashok Yadav's team (State assembly member)

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: Lumbini Province Hospital, Butwal, Nepal

Victims: None

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

Event: After death of a 15-year-old girl with fever under the ICU care of the hospital, the relatives had staged a sit-in alleging the negligence of the doctors. However, the hospital claimed that the patient was already in a worst condition on her arrival to the hospital.

News Links:

1. Nepalmonitor

 

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

Event: 

Relatives and family members resorted to vandalizing Chitwan Medical College after a woman died while undergoing a nose surgery at the hospital.

News links:

1. CMC vandalised, 12 arrested - The Himalayan Times
2. Protest grips Chitwan Medical college over patient's death (kathmandupost.com)

Videos:

What happened in this case later?

• 11 perpetrators who had vandalized the hospital paid Rs. 1,00,000 each to the hospital.

Hospital: Gajendra Narayan Singh Sagarmatha Hospital, Rajbiraj, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The group which came to the hospital with a patient at around 2:00pm vandalized the hospital saying two doctors did not come to the hospital to check the patient. The irate victim's relatives had also chanted slogans against the hospital.

News Links:

1. सगरमाथा अञ्चल अस्पतालमा तोडफोड, एक जना पक्राउ – Online Khabar
2. Irate youths vandalise hospital in Rajbiraj - The Himalayan Times
3. अस्पताल तोडफोड प्रकरण : राष्ट्रिय गान गाउँदै हिरासतमै अनसन | अन्नपूर्ण पोस्ट् (annapurnapost.com)

Perpetrator(s):

1. Gunjan Jha

Hospital: Grande International Hospital, Tokha, Kathmandu, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (demonstration)

Event: After death of one of the twins given birth by a lady on July 22, the family members and relatives staged a demonstration claiming the negligence of doctors and nurses while the hospital had defended saying death was due to an infection.

News Links:

1. बच्चाको मृत्यु भएपछि ग्राण्डी अस्पतालमा प्रदर्शन – Online Khabar

Hospital: Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration/Road-block)

Event: After the death of a 51-year-old who had sustained a knee injury and was operated in the hospital, the irate relatives had blocked the Koshi highway alleging medical negligence and demanding action against doctors and compensation and guarantee of employment for the children of the deceased. However, the hospital had defended against the claim saying that the death had occured due to myocardial infarction and not the negligence in surgery.

News Links:

1. बिरामीको मृत्यु भएको विरोधमा दुहबीमा राजमार्ग बन्द – Online Khabar

Hospital: Ram Janaki Hospital, Janakpur, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (demonstration)

Event: After death of a 40-year-old man who had arrived at the hospital with an abdominal pain, the relatives staged a demonstration in the hospital premises demanding action against the doctor and compensation.

News Links:

1. बिरामीको मृत्युपछि रामजानकी अस्पतालमा नाराबाजी – Online Khabar

Hospital: Snakebite Treatment Center Bandipur, Karjanha, Siraha, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (road-block)

Event: After death of a 24-year-old man who was being treated at the center and referred to Janakpur following snakebite, the irate locals and relatives had imposed a road-block along the East-West highway at Bandipur section for 2 hours. The relatives had claimed that the patient died due to delay in referral despite the absence of skilled manpower.

News Links:

1. उपचारमा लापरवाही भएको भन्दै विरोध प्रदर्शन | News from Nepal - Ratopati
2. Patient’s death sparks tension in Siraha - The Himalayan Times

Hospital: Dadeldhura Hospital, Dadeldhura, Nepal 

Victims: Doctor performing an autopsy 

Type of violence: Verbal and Physical

Event: A mob headed by Amargadhi municipality, ward no. 11 chair Surya Prakash Khadka on Wednesday afternoon had manhandled doctors who were performing post-mortem and the doctor had sustained an injury on his knee.

News Links:

1. https://nepalhealthnews.com/news/2019/07/12/18995.html
2. Yet another attack on doctors in Dadeldhura hospital « Khabarhub
3. चिकित्सकमाथि हातपात गर्ने पक्राउ | अन्नपूर्ण पोस्ट् (annapurnapost.com)

Perpetrator(s):

1. Surya Prakash Khadka

Hospital: Nawalpur Snakebite treatment center, Sarlahi, Nepal

Victims: Health workers

Type of violence: Physical

Event: A 2-year-old girl died while undergoing treatment at the center. Accusing the health workers of negligence in the treatment of the minor, family members and locals vandalized the center and damaged the ventilator, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and important equipment at the center. They also thrashed the healthcare workers. While the relatives claimed that the health workers were drunk during the treatment, the hospital stated that she was bitten twice by the venomous snake which made difficulty in saving her.

News Links:

1. Locals vandalize snakebite treatment center in Sarlahi after toddler dies - myRepublica
2. Snakebite patients in trouble as treatment center remains shut for three days - myRepublica

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

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After death of a 41-year-old patient who was admitted with fever with rigors, diarrhea and kidney injury, the family members and relatives had staged a demonstration in the hospital premises claiming medical negligence and demanding action against the doctors involved. According to the deceased's husband, the health workers hadn't shown interest in her treatment. According to the hospital, the patient had died due to hypotension.

News Links:

1. अस्पतालको लापरवाहीले बिरामीको मृत्यु भएको आरोप | News from Nepal - Ratopati

Hospital: Province Hospital Jaleshwar, Mahottari, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (padlocking)

Event: After death of a 4-year-old girl admitted in the hospital with fever, the agitated relatives padlocked the hospital claiming that the patient died following an injection of a wrong medicine. The patient was referred to Janakpur hospital and had died immediately in the hospital premises.

News Links:

1. बिरामीको मृत्यु भएको विरोधमा दुहबीमा राजमार्ग बन्द – Online Khabar

Hospital: Birat Nursing Home, Biratnagar, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Violent demonstration

Event: After death of a patient following an "uterine" surgery, the relatives had blocked the road by burning tyres and protested in the hospital claiming medical negligence.

News Links:

1. डाक्टरको लापारवाहीले विरामीको मृत्यु , विराट नर्सिङ होममा तनाब (radiobuddhabani.com.np)

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: Siddharthanagar City Hospital, Rupandehi, Lumbini, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After the death of a 26-year-old patient during dialysis, the relatives of the deceased claimed that the patient died due to negligence of the hospital and demanded investigation in the matter and compensation.

News Links:

1. विरामीको मृत्युपछि सिटी हस्पिटलमा तनाव – Online Khabar

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

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical and Verbal threatening

Event: A 50 year lady underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy. While carrying out the operation, the doctor's team had detected various complications such as the gall bladder being attached to the liver and intestines attached together due to history of previous 3 surgeries. Post-surgery, the patient developed small bowel perforation and sepsis leading to mortality. Her relatives vandalized the hospital and threatened the operating surgeon.

News Links:

1. https://kathmandupost.com/valley/2019/06/14/om-hospital-doctors-accused-of-medical-negligence
2. Om Hospital accused of killing patient by piercing intestine during gall bladder surgery - OnlineKhabar English News
3. Om Hospital tense after patient's death post-surgery - The Himalayan Times
4. ओम अस्पताल प्रकरण: आफन्त भन्छन्, लापरवाही भयो, अस्पताल भन्छ,  सामान्य केस थिएन – Online Khabar
5. बिरामीको मृत्युपछि ॐ अस्पतालले निकाल्यो यस्तो विज्ञप्ती …. « Lokpath
6. ओम अस्पतालमा तोडफोड : अश्रुग्याँस र लाठीचार्ज, ५ घाइते - नारायण अधिकारी :: Swasthya Khabarpatrika
7. ओम अस्पतालमा बिरामीको मृत्यु : के भन्छन् आफन्त र निर्देशक? [भिडियो] - :: Swasthya Khabarpatrika
8. ओम अस्पताल प्रकरण : रकम पाएपछि मृतकका आफन्त चुप – Online Khabar
9. समवेदना दिएर ओम अस्पताल मुक्त | ईमाउण्टेन समाचार (emountaintv.com)
10. नेपाल आज | बिरामीको मृत्युपछि ओ‌म अस्पताल तनावग्रस्त (nepalaaja.com)

Hospital: Kankai Hospital, Jhapa, Birtamod, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After the death of a 21-year-old lady who underwent appendicectomy and was referred to Biratnagar (Nobel Hospital) due to complication in the postoperative period, the relatives had staged a demonstration along with the deceased body.

News Links:

1. बिरामीको मृत्युपछि अस्पतालमा आफन्तद्वारा प्रदर्शन , विर्तामोडको कन्काई हस्पिटलमा तनाव :: विनोद सापकोटा :: Setopati

Hospital: Gandak Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After the death of an 18-month-old infant with diarrhea during the course of treatment in the hospital, the irate kin staged a demonstration claiming that the patient died due to injection with an infected syringe. They had claimed that the syringe was loaded around 13 hours ago with half the dose of medicine.

News Links:

1. Gandak Hospital tense in Birgunj - The Himalayan Times

Hospital: Kanti Children Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (demonstration)

Event: After death of an 8-year-old boy who had been taken to the hospital for the treatment, the family had staged a demonstration claiming that the death was due to the wrong medicine. However, the hospital had defended saying that the death was due to the seizure attack.

News Links:

1. उपचारका क्रममा बालकको ज्यान गएपछि कान्ति बाल अस्पताल तनावग्रस्त | Ujyaalo Online

Hospital: Koshi Zonal Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal

Victims: 1 on-duty doctor in Emergency room

Type of violence: Physical

Event: A gang of 4 people who had arrived at ER in a drunk state had beaten an on-duty doctor along with abusive language.

News Links:

1. Four Arrested on charge of intimidating doctor – Inseconline
2. डाक्टरमाथि हातपात गरेको आरोपमा चार जना गिरफ्तार – इन्सेक (inseconline.org)

Perpetrator(s):

1. Binod Ray
2. Umesh Ray
3. Jagwat Sahani
4. Pramod Ray

Hospital: Manakamana Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After the mortality of a 38-year-old male admitted to the hospital with injuries sustained from fall from a tree, relatives had vandalized the hospital citing doctor’s negligence. Property worth Rs 1.5 lakh was damaged.

News Links:

1. Kin vandalise hospital after patient’s death in Chitwan - The Himalayan Times

Hospital: Birta City Hospital, Birtamod, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: Claiming that their 2-year-old son (admitted for diarrhea) died after an injection, family members broke the windows of the hospital and also damaged the emergency room. The body of the child was taken to BPKIHS for postmortem.

News Links:

1. Birta City Hospital vandalized after an infant's mysterious death - myRepublica
2. चिकित्सकको लापरबाहीले बालकको मृत्यु भएको भन्दै अस्पताल तोडफोड – 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: Sripur Primary Healthcare Center, Kanchanpur, Nepal

Victims: 1 on-duty doctor

Type of violence: Physical

Event: A doctor who was treating a patient at Sripur PHC was beaten up by the former MP on the premises of the health center. Blaming the doctor for referring patients of the health center to another hospital, former MP had attacked the doctor.

News Links:

1. Former MP thrashes doctor - The Himalayan Times

Perpetrator(s):

1. Diwan Singh Bista (former member of parliament)

Hospital: Lifeline Hospital, Damak, Jhapa, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After the death of a 75-year-old woman who was under treatment in ICU at the hospital, the relatives protested in the hospital claiming medical negligence. The patient had been referred to B and C hospital for CT scan and the patient was distressed soon after she was brought back to the ICU in the hospital. The relatives had claimed that the patient was not kept on oxygen for about half an hour when she developed respiratory distress. The hospital had defended saying that the death was due to myocardial infarction.

News Links:

1. बिरामीको मृत्यु भएपछि लाइफलाइन अस्पतालमा तनाव | अन्नपूर्ण पोस्ट् (annapurnapost.com)

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

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: Locals today resorted to vandalising Saptari’s Rajbiraj-based Gajendranarayan Singh Sagarmatha Zonal Hospital accusing the doctors of pronouncing a live child dead following a snake-bite. The boy was forcefully taken to other center from the post-mortem section and declared dead too. Relatives and others went on rampage as they were in illusion.

News Links:

1. Locals vandalise Sagarmathazonal hospital over child’s death - The Himalayan Times

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: Rapti Community Hospital, Musikot, Rukum, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: Relatives and family members of the 27 years old deceased vandalized the hospital by pelting stones claiming the mortality was due to the wrong injection.

News Links:

1. Rapti Community Hospital vandalised after patient’s death (kathmandupost.com)

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: HDCS-Chaurjhari Hospital, Rukum, Nepal

Victims: 1 technician

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After death of a 28-year-old woman admitted in the hospital with a renal problem, irate relatives vandalized the hospital claiming that the death was due to the wrong injection. They had destroyed X-ray machine, ECG machine and vandalized the laboratory. 1 technician had sustained injury and police had to open fire in the air to control the situation. 

News Links:

1. Mission Hospital vandalised - The Himalayan Times
2. अस्पताल तोडफोड- कर्णाली - कान्तिपुर समाचार (ekantipur.com)

Hospital: Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After death of a 22-year-old student (BDS final year in UCMS itself; 13th batch) undergoing treatment at the ICU following surgery for an abscess, other students of the college resorted to demonstration accusing negligence on the part of hospital and vandalized the hospital. The students had gathered on the hospital premises and started chanting slogans stating that he died because he was administered wrong medicine.

News Links:

1. उपचारको क्रममा विद्यार्थीको मृत्यु भएपछि अस्पताल तोडफोड :: भगवती पाण्डे :: Setopati
2. Students vandalise Universal Medical College after death of fellow student (kathmandupost.com)

Perpetrator(s):

Hospital: Gaur Hospital, Rautahat, Nepal

Victims: Vaccine division employee

Type of violence: Physical

Event: On the pretext of unavailbility of IPV vaccine at the hospital, a computer assistant at Gaur Municipal Office had thrashed the vaccine division employee.

News Links:

1. Nepalmonitor

Perpetrator(s):

1. Ajay Sah

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: Jyoti Medical Binod Pathology, Tulsipur, Dang

Victims: Medical administrator and Doctor

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: Kith and kin of the deceased had picketed the medical and also staged a demonstration claiming that the 40-year-old patient had died due to the negligence of the doctor. Kumal had gone to the health facility to receive treatment for abdominal pain where she was treated with Tricaine-MPS and injection pantoprazole. They claimed that her condition worsened immediately after the injection. The local authorities had detained the medical administrator and a doctor. 

News Links:

1. Tulsipur tense following patient’s death (kathmandupost.com)
2. Doctor detained after death of woman in Dang :: Setopati :: Setopati
3. मेडिकल सञ्चालकको लापरबाहीले बिरामीको मृत्यु, तुलसीपुरमा तनाव | अन्नपूर्ण पोस्ट् (annapurnapost.com)

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: Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences (Western Regional Hospital or WRH), Pokhara, Nepal

Victims: None

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

Event: After death of a 2-year-old boy with fever who had been undergoing treatment in the hospital, the relatives and the family staged a protest refusing to accept the deceased's body claiming the doctor's negligence and demanding for the action against guilty and the reasons for the child's death.

News Links:

1. Doctor blamed for minor’s death - The Himalayan Times

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: Bharatpur Community Hospital, Chitwan, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After death of a 45-year-old diabetic man due to myocardial infarction (as said by the hospital) on the 3rd postoperative day following a spine surgery, the relatives of the deceased protested outside the hospital claiming the negligence of the doctors and demanding the action against guilty.

News Links:

1. उपचारका क्रममा बिरामीको मृत्यु, अस्पतालमा तनाव – Online Khabar

Hospital: Doti Hospital

Victims: 1 on-duty doctor

Type of violence: Physical

Event: Relatives of a woman had assaulted a doctor, accusing him of misbehaving with the woman while performing ultrasonography. The doctor's teeth were broken in the attack.

News Links:

1. Patients hit hard as doctors abandon Doti hospital - The Himalayan Times
2. Province 7 doctors demand guarantee of security - The Himalayan Times
3. Doctors' protest hits health services in Doti hospital - myRepublica
4. Doti Hospital closed for last 13 days (kathmandupost.com)
5. Doti District Hospital sans doctors - The Himalayan Times

Perpetrator(s):

1. Hikmat Singh Bista
2. Bijaya Bista
3. Tek Bahadur Bista
4. Arun Mahat

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: Resunga Hospital, Gulmi, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: No violence

Event: Family members refused to claim the dead body following death of a 53-year-old patient who was admitted and underwent surgical procedure for dental pain. They claimed body only after the hospital offered NRs. 10,000,00/- out of court compensation.

News Links:

1. Negligence of doctors claims life of a dental patient in Gulmi - myRepublica

 

Hospital: District Hospital, Sunsari, Nepal

Event: The drunk police inspector vandalized the doctor and other medical personnel when the doctor declared the inspector’s brother in law dead on arrival, who previously met with a RTA, road traffic accident with an ambulance.

News links:

1. रक्सीले मात्तिएका प्रहरी इन्सपेक्टरद्धारा डिउटीका डाक्टरमाथि आक्रमण – Nepali Health
2. मादक पदार्थ सेवन गरी प्रहरी निरीक्षकले चिकित्सकमाथि हातपात गरे, अस्पतालमा सबै सेवाहरु बन्द « News24 : Premium News Channel (archive.org)

Perpetrator(s): 

1. Santosh Kumar Pokhrel (Police Inspector at the time of incident)

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: 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.

News Links:

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

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: KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Gwarko, Lalitpur, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Protest and Demonstration

Event: A 23-year-old-lady was underwent PCNL and had developed urosepsis and ARDS post-operatively which was being managed in ICU. To prevent infection, right nephrectomy was carried out but was complicated by renal failure postoperatively probably due to sepsis (MODS). The deceased woman’s kin had accused the hospital and the doctor of negligence and had demanded compensation of 12 lakhs.

News Links:

1. KIST hospital tense after patient’s death - The Himalayan Times

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

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: Irate relatives of the deceased patient (a 40 year old lady who had undergone nasal surgery) staged a demonstration and vandalized the hospital. This was settled with compensation (out of court) by hospital.

News Links:

1. Kin receive body of patient who died after surgery at Om Hospital - The Himalayan Times
2. Om Hospital tense after patient dies during treatment (kathmandupost.com)
3. Woman dies after sinus surgery at Om - myRepublica

Hospital: Kathmandu Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Picketing and Protest

Event: The hospital had prescribed a drug named "Flexon" (combination of ibuprofen and paracetamol) and discharged a 9-year-old girl with fracture of the leg. The girl was brought back to the hospital with side-effects of the medication. The family and relatives of the dead one picketed the hospital and protested accusing wrong medicine, however, the hospital claimed that the hospital failed to save the child as the family did not bring her immediately after she showed side-effects. This was settled (out of court) with Rs. 5,00,000 compensation.

News Links:

1. KMC compensates after patient dies of wrong treatment

Hospital: Om Hospital and Research Center, Chabahil, Kathmandu

Victims: None

Type of violence: Threatening and protest

Event: 54-year-old-woman, who underwent gall-bladder surgery in Om Hospital died the next day in ICU. Doctors, who shifted her to the ICU after successful surgery, argued that her death was due to cardic arrest, not due to doctor’s carelessness. Aggressive relatives demonstrated against the hospital. A hospital authority later disclosed that the case was settled in the evening after the hospital paid Rs. 17 lakhs as compensation.

News Links:

1. Kin of patient who died at Om hospital end protest - The Himalayan Times

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

Victims: Health workers and Doctors

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After the death of a 13-year-old boy who was undergoing treatment in the hospital for fever, the bereaved family, relatives and locals manhandled health workers and doctors at the hospital blaming the injection of medication as the cause of death (excessive bleeding due to incorrect position of IV cannula according to another story). However, the hospital had said that the patient died as the guardian took the boy meanwhile the treatment was going on and was taken back to hospital only after his death.

News Links:

1. Boy dies during treatment at Janakpur Zonal Hospital, doctors blamed - myRepublica

Hospital: Maa Janaki Hospital, Nepalgunj, Nepal

Victims: One doctor

Type of violence: Physical

Event: A 49-year-old patient had at first reached Maa Janaki Hospital of Nepalgunj for treatment of a wound. According to the patient, even after 9 days of treatment, the hospital could not treat his wound and he was instead referred to Lucknow of India where he was suggested for amputation which was later carried out in B and B hospital (Kathmandu). Blaming the doctor, relatives had attacked the doctor with the 'intent to kill' and even tried to vandalize the hospital.

News Links:

1. Kohalpur hospitals reopen - myRepublica
2. Health Services Disrupted against the misbehavior on health professional – Inseconline
3. Complaint filed against Maa Janki Hospital for negligence - myRepublica

Perpetrator(s):

1. Sandip Singh
2. Mahesh Khatiwada
3. Yadav Basyal
4. Kamal Sahi

Hospital: Prithivi Chandra Hospital, Ramgram, Nawalparasi, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After the death of a 20-year-old man who was brought to the hospital with loss of consciousness (electrocution or snakebite), the clash occurred between the police and the crowd when the agitated locals attempted to vandalize the hospital and manhandle the health personnels. While the hospital had claimed that the patient was dead on arrival, the relatives had claimed that the death occurred due to the delay in treatment at the hospital.

News Links:

1. विरामीको मृत्युलाई लिएर नवलपरासीमा प्रहरी र स्थानीय बीच झडप आधा दर्जन घाइते (हेर्नुस तस्वीर) | News from Nepal - Ratopati

Hospital: Nagarik Community Teaching Hospital, Bhaktapur, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After the death of a 38-year-old lady, relatives had accused that the patient was given medicine for gastritis instead of myocardial infarction. However, the hospital had claimed that the patient had died due to the cardiac arrest when the patient suffered from MI in the course of the treatment. The relatives of the deceased had resorted to vandalizing the hospital claiming that the injection given was the cause of death.

News Links:

1. Nagarik hospital tense following patient’s death - The Himalayan Times

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: Chitwan Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal

Victims: ICU staffs

Type of violence: Physical

Event: Youths of Chitwan vandalized the Intensive Care Unit in Chitwan Medical College over the death of a patient who was admitted after being hit by a vehicle. The agitators broke glass window of the ICU and man-handled the hospital staff. Police has arrested 7 people involved in the incident.

News Links:

1. Nepalmonitor

Hospital: Midat Hospital, Lalitpur, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Protest

Event: A patient underwent an uterine surgery following which she developed lower abdominal swelling postoperatively. An ultrasound report showed that her intestine was slightly wounded during surgery. After re-surgery, she was referred to Patan Hospital ICU. However, she died on the way. Relatives and family demanded Rs. 60 lakhs as compensation and later settled on Rs. 30 lakhs.

News Links:

1. CIJ: Centre for Investigative Journalism - Nepal (cijnepal.org.np)

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

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Padlocking)

Event: The locals had padlocked the main gate of the Manipal Hospital in protest of doctor’s denial on treating the injured victims in road accident in Kagbeni of Mustang. The doctors in the hospital had denied treating the injured as they are in a protest demanding to enforce Labor Act. 

News Links:

1. Locals Padlocked Manipal Hospital – Inseconline
2. दुर्घटनाका घाइतेलाइ उपचार गर्न नमानेको भन्दै मणिपाल अस्पतालमा स्थानीयको आन्दोलन – इन्सेक (inseconline.org)

Hospital: Sahid Gangalal National Heart Center

Victims: On-duty doctor

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After the death of a patient, irate kin manhandled and attacked the doctor.

News Links:

1. ११ वर्षमा ३ सय डाक्टर कुटिए | Hamro Doctor News

Perpetrator(s):

1. Mahesh Basnet
2. Rajan Adhikari

Hospital: Raayin Medicare Center, Karjanha, Siraha, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After death of a 25-year-old lady who was admitted for the treatment of acne, irate relatives had vandalized the clinic blaming the negligence of health personnel and the owner of the clinic had been arrested. The locals had accused that the clinic was operating without registration in DPHO (District Public Health Office). 

News Links:

1. बिरामीको मृत्यु पछि क्लिनिकमा तोडफोड | अन्नपूर्ण पोस्ट् (annapurnapost.com)
2. बिरामीको मृत्यु भएपछि क्लिनिकमा तोडफोड, प्रहरीले सन्चालकलाई समात्यो « Imagekhabar

Hospital: Chure Hill Hospital, Hetauda, Nepal

Victims: None

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

Event: A 16-year-old boy had undergone an appendectomy in the hospital and was kept in ICU for 2 days in the postoperative period before referral to the Bharatpur medical college. After the patient died, the relatives and locals had picketed the hospital, staged a sit-in with dead body and blocked the East-West highway blaming the doctors for negligence (according to a relative, the Bharatpur medical college stated the cause of death as intestinal injury). They had demanded action against the guilty and compensation.

News Links:

1. बिरामीको मृत्यपछि अस्पतालमा प्रदर्शन | अन्नपूर्ण पोस्ट् (annapurnapost.com)

 

Hospital: Bijaypur Hospital, Dharan, Nepal

Event: A 29-year-old patient was operated on for appendicitis at Bijaypur Hospital in Dharan. The surgery went well, but the patient choked on food and died during recovery. Angry relatives mobilised a crowd and vandalized the hospital. The matter was resolved only after the hospital agreed to pay compensation if an investigation proved negligence.

News links:

1. Bijayapur hospital vandalized after death of patient
2. Cashing in on Tragedy | Nation | Nepali Times
3. Hospital vandalized after death of patient - myRepublica

Hospital: Lumbini Province Hospital (Lumbini Zonal Hospital), Butwal, Nepal

Victims: On-duty doctor and medical personnel in Emergency Department

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The relative of a patient had slapped the doctor and also used abusive words against the medical personnels in the ER claiming that they hadn't paid attention for the treatment of the patient.

News Links:

1. Docs halt services in Lumbini Zonal Hospital - myRepublica

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: National Institute of Neurological and Allied Sciences (Neuro Hospital), Bansbari, Kathmandu, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: This was following the mortality of a young man with spinal injury following aspiration of food. News of his death had angered the patient's kin who resorted to vandalism, accusing the hospital and doctors involved in his treatment of carelessness. A mob of around 30 to 40 people entered the hospital premises and tried to smash the windows. They also attacked police personnel who were guarding the building.

News Links:

1. Neuro Hospital tense after patient with spinal injury dies - The Himalayan Times

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: Narayani Hospital, Birjunj, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After the death of a 45-year-old patient with a cardiac disease admitted in the ICU of the hospital, the family members and relatives had claimed that the death was due to a wrong medication given by the doctor and staged a demonstration in the hospital premises. The hospital had claimed that the patient was brought to the hospital already when the patient was in a critical state with feeble pulse and unreadable blood pressure and still the hospital had tried their best to manage the patient.

News Links:

1. Nepalmonitor

Hospital: Dhankuta District Hospital, Dhankuta, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: Relatives of the patients had staged protest at the hospital accusing the hospital of delivering very poor and irregular health services. The protestors had also accused the hospital of not being able to deliver OPD service from 10am to 5pm as required to do according to the Government's rule. They had also complained of not being able to meet the doctors despite waiting for hours. 

News Links:

1. Nepalmonitor

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

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After the death of a 53-year-old elderly woman with a uterine ailment during the course of treatment in the hospital, the relatives had protested blaming negligence on the part of the doctors. The tense situation had normalized only after a 3-point agreement which included apology from the hospital, establishment of a 20 lakh rupees trust in the name of the deceased and the provision of helicopter lift of the dead body.

News Links:

1. Om Hospital tense after patient dies in course of treatment (kathmandupost.com)
2. तीन बुँदे सहमतिपछि ओम अस्पतालको तनाव अन्त्य - समाचार - कान्तिपुर समाचार (archive.org)

Hospital: Province Hospital Lumbini (Lumbini Zonal Hospital), Butwal, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After the death of a 32-year-old lady following a venomous snake bite, the family had protested and demanded compensation claiming that there was movement in deceased's leg, tears flowing from her eyes, and she had passed urine 4 hours after death declaration and there had been negligence in part of the hospital. Following this, the family had taken the patient to Bharatpur Hospital but she was declared dead as well.

News Links:

1. Nepalmonitor

Hospital: Charikot Hospital, Dolakha, Nepal

Victims: Group of doctors and healthcare workers

Violence type: Threatening 

Event: A group of doctors were forced to apologize before cameras over the death of a two-year-old boy.

News links:

1. Charikot Hospital shuts down emergency service as well (kathmandupost.com)

Videos:

Hospital: Gandak Hospital, Birgunj, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After the sudden death of a newborn who was admitted to ICU due to respiratory distress, the family and relatives had staged a demonstration on the premises of hospital blaming the medical negligence as the cause of the newborn's death.

News Links:

1. नवजात शिशुको ज्यान गएपछि अस्पतालभित्रै नाराजुलुस | 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: Neuro Cardio and Multispecialty Hospital, Biratnagar, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After the death of a 2-year-old boy with a brain tumor, receiving treatment in the hospital since 51 days, the family and relatives of the deceased had staged a sit-in before the hospital claiming the negligence of the doctors. The hospital administration had refused to handover the deceased's body to the family demanding clearance of the dues incurred in the treatment (1.3 lakh rupees in the treatment of brain tumor and 5 lakhs + rupees during the ICU stay).

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: Ishan Children and Women's Hospital, Basundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: The relatives and parents of a 3-year-old boy who died in the ICU in the course of treatment of pneumonia blamed negligence on the part of doctors involved in the child's treatment and sorted to vandalism of the hospital.

News Links:

1. Children’s hospital tense following death of a patient - myRepublica
2. Ishan Hospital tense after child's death - The Himalayan Times

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

Hospital: Nobel Medical College, Biratnagar, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Non-violent (Demonstration)

Event: After the death of a 13-year-old girl who was admitted in the ICU following a postoperative fever, the relatives had staged a protest alleging that the patient died due to carelessness of the doctors.

News Links:

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

Hospital: Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS), Lagankhel, Lalitpur, Nepal

Victims: None

Type of violence: Physical

Event: After death of a 72-year-old man who was brought to the hospital after sustaining injury following fall from the ladder, the relatives staged demonstrations and resorted to vandalism. They had claimed that the patient died due to medication overdose.

News Links:

1. पाटन अस्पताल तनावग्रस्त :: :: Setopati