Kenya hunts mentally ill patients |
Forty missing after 70 inmates overpowered guards at mental hospital in Nairobi after complaints of "ineffective" drugs.
Last Modified: 13 May 2013 15:45
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Mathari Mental Hospital lies close to the sprawling Mathare slum district of Nairobi [AFP]
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| Kenyan police have launched a manhunt for 40 mentally ill patients who escaped from a psychiatric hospital in the capital Nairobi, officials say. About 70 patients overpowered guards and forced open the door of their ward in the Mathari Mental Hospital on Sunday morning, Samuel Anampiu, the local police chief, said on Monday. "We have all their particulars and including their pictures and that will make it easy for us to identify them," Anampiu said, adding that all the patients were male. At least 35 others were stopped by guards from leaving after the initial breakout. Anampiu told the Associated Press news agency that the escapees had earlier complained that the drugs they were being given are ineffective. The hospital lies close to the sprawling Mathare slum district of Nairobi. Mental health care in Kenya suffers from a lack of funding. Poverty, a lack of access and the stigma associated with mental disorders prevent many patients from getting good assistance. |
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Monday, May 13, 2013
Kenya hunts mentally ill patients
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