Incident Reports
Patient's relatives stag sit-in after her death
2019-12-07
Relatives of a patient who died in Lumbini Provincial Hospital staged a sit-in in the hospital premises alleging that the patient died due to the negligence of the doctor.
The patient who died has been identified as 15-year-old Maya Thapa of Kanchan Rural Municipality, Rupandehi, who was admitted to the Lumbini hospital on December 4 for suffering from fever.
"There has been no negligence from the hospital. The patient was was already in a worst condition on her arrival at the hospital. We had provided ICU treatment", said Rajendra Khanal, Medical Superintendent of the hospital.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Primary Form | Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking |
| Primary Cause | Issues related to legal action and access to justice |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 20 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Protesters/demonstrators |
| Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Health sector/health workers, doctors |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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