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.


Sunday, February 1, 2009

State of Emergency in Kenya

rs. Because of famine President Kibaki called for a state of emergency in the country. 10 million people or a third of the population is affected. Hundreds of refugees come to us daily and ask for food. One positive news: Ex-Miss Switzerland Amanda Ammann (see archive portrait below) will visit our hospital on February 4th. She wants to help us!