Incident Reports

Hospital tense after nursing woman's death in Dolakha

2015-03-29

Bagmati, Dolakha, Bhimeshwor

 Gaurishankar hospital in Dolakha Bazaar, Charikot, has remained tense after the death of a nursing woman. Relatives of the victim have resorted to vandalism, blaming the hospital for her death. The woman identified as 30-year-old Sarita Mainali of Sundrawati had undergone a normal delivery. While the Singati road remains closed due to the agitation of the victim's relatives, the local administration has deployed several policemen for the safety of the hospital. It has been learned that the agitators had been more aggressive because in the past to a nursing woman from Sundrawati had died in similar fashion in the same hospital.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Interpersonal
Primary Form Vandalism
Secondary Form Road block
Weapons None
Primary Cause Extra-judicial response related to perceived healthcare malpractice/after death of patient
Secondary Cause Issues related to the quality of public services (health, education etc.)and access to these services
Actor 1 - Number of people 30
Actor 1 - Affiliations Family/relative
Actor 1 - Youth na
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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