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.


Sunday, June 22, 2008

Back after a short visit to Switzerland

rs. On Friday night I was invited to a benefit evening to rise money for the Rhein-Valley Hospital and to give our sponsors first-hand informations about our activities. The event was a big success with many invited artists such as the Swiss band Combox and musician Nicolas Senn who recently visited the hospital in Kenya himself. Photos and a video produced by Benjamin Pipa of the Swiss Film GmbH were illustrating the activities. Besides myself Hennie Jacobs from Holland and nurse Barbara Wieland gave reported.


After returning to Kenya I checked the hospital and it seems that everything is ok. Our doctor Wanjara told me that he reordered the cards with the medical history of our patients and nurse John was working with the cards of the patients of the ambulatorium. In the permanent station I visited our elderly couple (see picture). The man was just helping his wife to take a meal. - Ruth Schäfer


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