Ossiomo leprosy settlement was said to have been established around 1930 by Catholic missionaries. It is situated in Edo State, close to the boundary with Delta state. This facility was taken over by the then Bendel State Government when it took over institutions from the churches. While the state Government became responsible for the medical treatment of leprosy and later tuberculosis, the Catholic church continued with the service of rehabilitating person’s affected with leprosy in the state.
Rehabilitation Centre Ossiomo, Ogan is within the leprosy the service of rehabilitating persons affected by leprosy in the state. Both services run concurrently since they are for the same persons affected by leprosy. Rehabilitation Centre, Ossiomo, Ogan is within the settlement. The Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, a Catholic Society of Apostolic Life, founded in France in 1633 by St. Vincent de Paul and St Louise de Marrilac, for the service of poor persons, became involved in the rehabilitating of persons affected by leprosy and their dependents in 1976. The general objective of the project is to improve the quality of those living with disabilities, by enhancing their potentials for empowerment, inclusion and integration into the society. Our aim is to bring about disability inclusive development in the society.
As time went on, the Daughters of Charity expanded the centre to cater for numerous persons with
disabilities in villages and towns in parts of Edo and Delta States under the community base
rehabilitation program. These include persons with visual, hearing and intellectual impairments, children with celebral palsy and other congenital and acquired deformities, persons suffering from epilepsy and other mental health programs etc. The centre has developed to include lots of other services to what it is today.