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.


Friday, August 1, 2008

A 100 years old patient


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As I arrived in the hospital today, I saw our male nurse John bringing a new patient to the hospital. In fact he got her from her home because she needed help. I learned that she is 100 years old and that she has malaria. So we gave her an injection and an infusion afterwards. The old lady is still fit and speaks a lot - unfortunately in her mother language Kikuiu. I didn't understand much but she is happy that somebody listens to her. She worried that she couldn't pay her stay in the hospital but I calmed her saying that we will certainly find a solution.

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