The Rhein - Valley Hospital in Nakuru-Kasambara opened in 2004 and is directed by Ruth Schäfer of Switzerland. The hospital relies solely on donations for buying food and medicine for the poor and suffering locals. Moreover, all funds are used directly for patient care. Every year thousands of people visit the hospital for medical help and nowadays also for food and shelter. Blog Editor: Kedar Misani.

You can send your donations to the Alpha Rheintal Bank, CH - 9442 Berneck, Switzerland; Clearing 6920, BIC RBABCH22926;
IBAN: CH75 06920016 1856 71206, Verein Rhein-Valley Hospital, CH - 9450 Altstätten, Switzerland.


Tuesday, April 1, 2008

2-hour interview with Citizen newspaper

Some glimpses of today's activities: Our doctor John had a lot to do because his nurse Aska hasn't come for work yet; she is still recovering from her injuries due to the attacks some days ago. Our crew did some sports in the break time and Ann was responsible for our Lunch. She prepared Ugali, some white sort of corn. In the afternoon I went to Nakuru to visit Aska and I met James Mwembi of the Citizen newspaper. They already published an article on our work at the hospital but he wanted more informations. So we spent almost two hours together. The situation in the town is still tense, military trucks are present and security posts have been established. The citizens are still inpatient and long for returning to their home towns. Often you see trucks full of household articles and furniture, leading to Nakuru, or further down to Kikuyu land. People already speak of Cholera, Typhus and Yellow Fever cases and it is our daily duty to emphasize on proper hygiene.

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