Aro Hospital in Perspective

¹ Medical Superintendent, Aro Hospital for Nervous Diseases, Abeokuta, Western Nigeria

Modern psychiatric care in Nigeria is a fairly recent development which has overcome initial lack of treatment facilities and trained workers in the field. The work done at Aro Hospital in the western region reflects a major push to establish adequate facilities and satisfactory treatment for the population.

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