Incident Reports

Newspaper: Youths took street against Janaki hospital's recklessness

2017-07-21

Madhes, Dhanusha, Janakpur

Janakpur youths staged a protest demonstration against the deaths of the patients in Janakpur Zonal Hospital due to the recklessness of the doctors and the health workers. They also demanded investigation over a death of a pregnant woman who died a few days ago and also of a 13-year-old boy who died last Wednesday while under going treatment. The youth took out a protest rally holding playcards from Janak Chowk and ended at Janaki hospital after making to Janaki Chowk, Ram Chowk, and Devi Chowk. Addressing the mass at the main gate of the hospital, they accused that the general people have been the victims and compelled to die due to hospital's recklessness. They also protested in the administration section of the hospital. जनकपुर अञ्चल अस्पतालमा चिकित्सक तथा नर्सहरुको लापरवाहीले दिनानुदिन आम नागरिकको मृत्यु भइरहेकोप्रति जनकपुरको एक युवा समुहले चासो देखाउँदै प्रदर्शन गरेका छन् । केही दिन पहिले मात्र एउटा गर्भवति महिला र बुधबार मात्र १३ वर्षिया बालकको उपचारको क्रममा मृत्यु भएका त्रृटिहरुको सत्य तथ्य बाहिर ल्याउनुपर्ने मागसहित प्रदर्शन गरेका हुन् । स्थानीय जनकचौकबाट प्लेकार्डसहित निस्केको युवाहरुको र्याली जानकी चौक, राम चौक, देवी चौक हुँदै जनकपुर अञ्चल अस्पतालमा पुगेको थियो । अञ्चल अस्पतालमा मूलगेटमा युवाहरुले अस्पतालको चरम लापरवाहीको शिकार स्थानीय सर्वसाधरण हुनुपरेको आरोप लगाएका थिए । प्रदर्शनको क्रममा उत्रेका युवाहरुले अञ्चल अस्पताल प्रशासन शाखामा समेत प्रदर्शन गरेका थिए ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Demonstration
Primary Cause Issues related to the quality of public services (health, education etc.)and access to these services
Actor 1 - Number of people 25
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth youth
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Health sector/health workers, doctors
Actor 2 - Youth na
Local Newspaper - Dhanusha

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