Incident Reports

Relatives stage protest in Devdaha Medical College after death of a pregnant woman

2020-12-07

Lumbini, Rupandehi, Devdaha

Relatives of a woman who died after undergoing an operation to deliver baby have picketed Devadaha Medical College accusing the hospital of negligence in her operation. The deceased has been identified as 31-year-old Radha Tharu, of Tilotta in Rupandehi. According to her relatives she underwent an operation on December 3 and gave birth a to a baby. But four hours after the operation she started to bleed profusely from the area where she was disected during the operation. She was placed into ICU on the same day and and underwent a second operation. The hospital declared her dead on Sunday afternoon. 

Relatives of the victim have since staged protest at the medical college demanding proper compensation. The hospital had promised to waive all medical charges and pay rupees four lakhs to the victim's family according to the protestors.

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Primary Form Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking
Primary Cause Extra-judicial response related to perceived healthcare malpractice/after death of patient
Actor 1 - Number of people 50
Actor 1 - Affiliations Citizen/Individuals
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Health sector/health workers, doctors
Actor 2 - Youth na
National/Online Media

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