In Makwanpur, all health services except for emergencies have been closed in protest against the incident of doctor beating.
All health services have been closed in protest against the incident of beating up Dr. Vikas Thapa and Prashant Bidari at Sancho Hospital in Hetauda.
Medical Superintendent of Hetauda Hospital, Dr. Ramchandra Sapkota, informed that after the doctors protested that they were not able to provide treatment services, all the services were stopped except for emergencies.
He said that in protest against the incident, all services of Hetauda Hospital except emergency and pharmacy services were closed.
According to him, services such as OPD, patient admission and lab are closed in the hospital. He said that only emergency and pharmacy services are in operation in other hospitals and clinics of the district.
It was informed that 78 medical personnel including doctors of Hetauda Hospital resigned en masse due to this incident.
A 41-year-old Rajesh Pradhan of Hetauda died a month ago due to dengue infection. A group of youths including his relatives entered the hospital and beat up the doctor on Wednesday because of negligence in treatment.
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