Incident Reports

Lumbini zonal hospital remains tense over pregnant woman's death

2016-03-01

The Lumbini Zonal Hospital remained tense on Wednesday, following the death of a pregnant woman. 30-year-old Ram Kumari Tamang of Sunwal Municipality-6 of Nawalparasi was admitted to the hospital at around 10:00 am on Tuesday as she suffered from labor pain on the same morning. She died due to excessive bleeding at around 7:00 am on Wednesday. Her relatives blamed the hospital for its negligence and refused to accept the body. Hospital Officiating Chief Dr. Rajendra Khanal said that they are investigating the reason behind the pregnant woman's death.  
Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Violent
Onesided / Twosided Onesided
Collective / Interpersonal Collective
Primary Form Other forms of non-violent protest
Weapons None
Primary Cause Extra-judicial response related to perceived healthcare malpractice/after death of patient
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
Total Killed 1
Female Killed 1
National/Online Media

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