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, April 17, 2008

Still waiting for the toilets and shower cabins

sh. Heavy clouds were in front of us when we left the house at 8:30 h this morning. On the way to the hospital we picked up a new nurse who comes from Western Kenya and had lost his job from one day to the other when the crises started. Arriving at the hospital ground we could assist the finish of the central fire place and the laundry construction that got the final stainless coating (see picture). Then we presented our new crew member to the others and said hello to our 85 year old schuschu (grandmother) who is more or less in a stable condition. We are still waiting for the promised toilet and shower cabins. As often in Kenya you need a lot of patience. You can call 20 times until something becomes reality. Let's hope we get them soon. The weather stayed dry. During the day we have now temperatures up to 28° C and during the night it goes down to 10° C!

This is our current crew of staff members
and temporary workers!

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