Incident Reports

Samriddha Samaj: Hospitals OPD's remained closed

2017-09-22

Bagmati, Makawanpur, Hetauda

OPD's of hospitals of Hetauda remained closed due to the doctor's protest over the government’s decision to formulate a law that makes the concerned doctor liable to pay compensation if his or her negligence is proven responsible for a patient’s death. proven responsible for a patient’s death. The NMA Makwanpur district chapter said “jail without bail” should be implemented immediately so that doctors across the country can serve their patients without fear. Thousands of patients of Makwanpur and nearby districts have been affected by the protest. उपचारका क्रममा बिरामीको मृत्यु भए चिकित्सकबाटै क्ष्यतिपूर्ति भराउने मन्त्रिपरिषदको निर्णय विरुद्ध हेटौंडाका सबै अस्पतालका चिकित्सकले शुक्रबार सबै अस्पतालका ओपिडी बन्द गरेका छन् । नेपाल चिकित्सक संघले गरेको केन्द्रीय आन्दोलन कार्यक्रम अन्तर्गत आफुँहरुले हेटौंडाका सबै अस्पतालका ओपिडी बन्द गरेको हेटौंडा अस्पतालका मेडिकल सुपरिटेण्डन डा. हरिबहादुर खड्काले बताए ।
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Event Duration More than 7 days
Primary Form Strike/Bandh
Primary Cause Other governance issues
Secondary Cause Issues related to the quality of public services (health, education etc.)and access to these services
Actor 1 - Number of people 50
Actor 1 - Affiliations Health sector/health workers, doctors
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people NA
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth na
Local Newspaper - Makwanpur

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