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, July 10, 2008

Again more cholera cases

rs. The day started with bad news. Our doctor Wanjara informed me that over night 4 new Cholera patients came to our hospital. They were immediately isolated and became infusions. Our nurse John took all preventive measures because there still is a big risk of infection. In Nakuru town 3 people died of Cholera and also in Kisumu there were again more Cholera cases. All the time I am thinking why this disease is still so active here and the only reasons I can find are a lack of information and many patients don' take it seriously enough. Often patients are not cautious in the public and in public transports, so the risk for the others around them are big. I decided today to order vaccinations for all members of our crew. The medications should arrive on Monday.

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