SC orders Kanti Children's Hospital to compensate Rs 3 million for medical negligence
The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the Kanti Children's Hospital in Kathmandu to provide Rs 3 million in compensation to a child in the case relating to medical malpractice.
The Supreme Court has held Kanti Children’s Hospital guilty of negligence and ordered it to pay compensation of three million rupees for injecting the wrong medicine to an eight-month-old, causing physical disability, hearing loss, and vision impairment.
KATHMANDU, Oct 20: One of the patient’s relatives has accused Bir Hospital for medical negligence after the doctors at the hospital said that the donor's kidney was not suitable for transplantation during the time of surgery.
Nepal media regularly report many cases of medical negligence. Big and renowned hospitals have been dragged into controversies over the past few years following patients' death, allegedly due to the negligence on the part of assigned doctors. Hence, what medical law in Nepal says about medical practices is interesting to discuss today.
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