Published 8 October 2008, doi:10.1136/bmj.a1946
Cite this as: BMJ 2008;337:a1946

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Angry relatives attack doctors and hospitals in Nepal

Khagendra Dahal

1 Nepal

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Nepal has seen a spate of attacks in recent months on doctors and hospitals by relatives of patients who have died while undergoing treatment.

In the most recent incident, at the end of August, the relatives of a 22 year old woman who died after a caesarean section in a community hospital in the town of Dhulikhel, 21 km from Kathmandu, vandalised the hospital and assaulted healthcare professionals, including doctors on duty.

The woman was admitted to the hospital during prolonged labour and developed complications after the operation, which led to her death the next day in the hospital. The woman’s husband alleged that the doctors were negligent and demanded compensation and action against them.

Relatives burnt tyres in the centre of Dhulikhel as a protest against the hospital, stopping traffic for several hours, and smashed windows and furniture in the hospital. The hospital, including the emergency department, was closed . . . [Full text of this article]


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We have a long way to go and many things to improve in Nepal
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