Mathari Hospital
| Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Mathare district, Nairobi., Kenya |
| Coordinates | 1°15′33″S 36°50′44″E / 1.259229°S 36.845459°E |
| Organisation | |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Beds | 700 |
| Speciality | Psychiatry |
| History | |
| Opened | 1901 |
| Links | |
| Website | matharihospital |
| Lists | Hospitals in Kenya |
Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital is the only public (government institution) psychiatric hospital in Kenya. It has capacity for 700 patients and is located near the slum area of Mathare district of Nairobi.[1][2]
History
Mathari Hospital was founded in 1910 by the colonial authorities of British Kenya.[3] A smallpox isolation centre was redesigned and became the Nairobi Lunatic Asylum. The facilities were segregated with African patients, who constituted 95% of the patients, being kept in the worst conditions. They lived in very overcrowded bomas, which were the traditional form of housing in Kenya.[3] The facilities provided for Asians were somewhat better with the best conditions being reserved for Europeans.[3] Up until independence all psychiatrists, senior doctors and nurses employed at the hospital were European.[3] Mathari hospital is a specialized National Referral, Training and Research Public Institution in mental health in Kenya. It's located along west of Nairobi along Nairobi-Thika Road. Mathari hospital, which has a bed capacity of 700 (a third of which are reserved for females), is Kenya's premier psychiatric hospital, and is the national psychiatric teaching and referral hospital. The institution admits patients with severe psychiatric disorders who cannot afford private services and are considered too disturbed to be managed in other public facilities or in the community. Its catchment area is largely the Nairobi urban area where the facility is located, together with the close rural and urban environs to the city.[4]
See also
References
- ^ Grohol, John M. "Locked up at Mathari Hospital: Mental Health Treatment Lags in Kenya". World of Psychology. Psych Central. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital". Hospitals near you. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Njenga, Frank (2002). "Focus on psychiatry in East Africa". The British Journal of Psychiatry. 181 (4): 354–359. doi:10.1192/bjp.181.4.354. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Mathari Mental Hospital | Department of Psychiatry". psychiatry.uonbi.ac.ke. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
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