2019-08-20
Students staged a demonstration at Janakpurdham on August 20 demanding action against doctors of Janakpur Zonal Hospital.
Last Sunday, Kundan Jha, a computer teacher at Daffodil Public School, died due to the carelessness of Dr. Ananda Jha. Kundan died while receiving treatment for fever and stomach ache.
The students took out a rally demanding action against the doctor. The Chief of the Hospital Medical Superintendent Nagendra Yadav said that they would take action against the doctor if his fault is proved.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Primary Form | Demonstration |
Primary Cause | Extra-judicial response related to perceived healthcare malpractice/after death of patient |
Actor 1 - Number of people | 50 |
Actor 1 - Affiliations | Protesters/demonstrators |
Actor 1 - Youth | na |
Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Health sector/health workers, doctors |
Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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