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.


Thursday, September 11, 2008

6-hour walk with patient

rs. A group of seven people arrived at the hospital at lunch time. They brought an ill patient with a self-made stretcher and descended the mountain for six hours! Our doctor Wanjara immediately gave him an infusion. The man was dried out. He then got some antibiotics. After 4 hours he was considerably better. His brother, who was among the group anxiously asked if they have to pay something for the treatment. I told him that we first do the necessary and then we can speak about possible payment if at all. Asked why they waited so long to bring him, they said that they first tried to cure him with herbs but without success. They also feared high hospital costs. Until some neighbor told them to go to the Rhein-Valley Hospital...

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