OASIS SPECIALIST HOSPITAL OPENS MENTAL HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER IN KISII

Mentally ill patients and those with drug addiction in the South Nyanza region are poised to benefit from a mental health and rehabilitation facility that has been opened in Kisii town, Kisii county. Oasis Specialist hospital yesterday launched the center dubbed 'Oasis Specialist Mental and Rehabilitation center ' at the already existing premises in the county headquarters, to cater for the ever increasing mentally ill patients in the area. Gracing the occasion during the launch, the hospital Director, Dr. Kepha Othiambo Makanyengo, noted that the move was a milestone coming after the initiation of the hospital 15 years ago. Dr. Makanyengo, who is also one of the hospital's founder members, described the center as important, saying mental health issues were not recognized globally even by international organizations until after founding of the World Health Organization.