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 18, 2008

Wandering through the garden

ak. It was a quieter thursday at the Rhein-Valley Hospital, so Ruth showed me the hospital's vegetable garden. Under the guidance of Dr. Wanjara, the garden has flourished and now yields a wide variety of vegetables including spinach, Irish potatoes, carrots, cabbage, broccoli, celery and cucumber. The food grown in the garden is used to feed the hospital's patients and IDPs. Wanjara also uses specific vegetables in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, diabetes and hypertension patients. The garden is currently undergoing an expansion which should be complete by December. When finished, it will contain over 20 types of vegetables.

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