Incident Reports
Non-essential services halted at Gorkha Hospital after maltreatment on doctors
2020-12-06
The health workers stopped non-emergency services at Gorkha Hospital on December 6 after a patient's family manhandled doctors. A dispute had erupted between the patient's family and doctors at Gorkha Hospital on December 5 after a post-partum woman (patient) fell down in the maternity ward of Gorkha Hospital.
The relatives also claim that after the dispute, the doctor discharged the pregnant woman who has not fully recovered and behaved indecently with them.
The Hospital Development Committee has formed a committee to investigate the incident. Students Union Gorkha has demanded action against Shrestha for misbehaving in a press release issued December 5.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
| Primary Form | Strike/Bandh |
| Primary Cause | Issues related to legal action and access to justice |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Health sector/health workers, doctors |
| 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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