Incident Reports

Woman dies after hospitals deny admission

2020-08-26

62-year-old Sankumari Rai of Pathari Sanischare-2 died on Thursday after hospitals denied admission, citing fear of coronavirus contraction.

Rai had stopped urinating and her relatives her to six hospitals on Wednesday night, but none of the hospitals admitted the patient.  She died on reaching Koshi Hospital on Thursday morning. 

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 Healthcare Management
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 noyouth
National/Online Media

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