Incident Reports

Jajarkot death toll reaches 29

2015-04-23

Karnali, Jajarkot, Kuse

 One more person has lost his life to the seasonal flu and swine flu that has gripped the district since March 28, 2015. Chamaro Rawal, 55, of Khurpa in Dhime VDC-5 died due to seasonal flu on April 23. With his death, the death toll in the district has reached 29. A local Dip Bahadur Bishta said that Rawal, who was suffering from flu and fever for five days, died on April 23 due to lack of treatment. According to the District Public Health Office, more than 180 patients have been treated in Dhime, bordering Paink, Archhani and Talegaun which are mostly affected by the outbreak. Symptoms of the outbreak have become more visible in Dhime for one week. 29 specialized doctors and more than 40 health workers have been deployed in the 18 health camps being conducted in 15 VDCs affected by the disease. The doctors have said that about 7 thousand patients have been treated in the camps. Meanwhile, Chief Secretary of Nepal government Leela Mani Paudel has directed the chief and officials of government offices to be accountable to people and not deprive people of their right to receive service. Paudle has arrived at the district to monitor the situation after 29 people lost their lives to the seasonal and swine flu.
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Other violent form
Weapons None
Primary Cause Issues related to the quality of public services (health, education etc.)and access to these services
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Other state institutions
Actor 1 - Youth na
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Group of civilians (only Target)
Actor 2 - Youth na
Total Killed 29
INSEC

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