Incident Reports

Ambulance drivers faces prejudice in Rupandehi

2020-04-03

Lumbini, Rupandehi, Butwal

Manoj Bhandari, an ambulance driver, has faced a discriminatory behaviour from the members of the family and from his landlord for transporting patients during lockdown. Manoj has been transporting the patients to and from the hospital during the period of lockdown. He has transported the patients of Kathmandu, Kapilvastu, Dang, Pyuthan, Nepalgunj, Surkhet, Baglung, Palpa and Gulmi among other places. His family has asked him to keep out of the home, fearing that he could possess the coronavirus. 

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Banishment/shunning
Primary Cause Issues related to the quality of public services (health, education etc.)and access to these services
Secondary Cause Prejudice and Discrimination
Actor 1 - Number of people N
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people N
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Health sector/health workers, doctors
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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