Incident Reports

Patient from Udayapur expelled from hospital

2020-05-01

Province 1, Morang, Biratnagar

Nobel Medical College of Biratnagar denied the treatment of a patient on Friday just because the patient is from Udayapur. 

The hospital expelled 16-year-old Bhim Bahadur Khatri of Triyuga Municipality-6, Udhyapur, who was admitted for operation on his hand. 

According to Bhim, the doctor expelled from the operation theatre him after asking him his address. 

Dr Prakash Sitaula explained that they did not take the risk of operating on him after knowing he came from the epicentre of coronavirus. 


Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
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/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Health sector/health workers, doctors
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people 1
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Citizen/Individuals
Actor 2 - Youth youth
National/Online Media

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