Nahashon Mwangi works with Mama Matata (hospital director Ruth Schäfer) in the Rhein-Valley Hospital office. Again and again, he observes that some patients are to be discharged too soon after treatment. Fortunately, Mama Matata then steps in and provides the important follow-up care, he says.
Victor Odor has been part of the Rhine Valley Hospital team for six years. As an office assistant, he has many duties to perform: Controlling water charges, preparing accounting, reviewing employee reports, organizing kitchen purchases, and keeping the community informed about hospital operations. Every year he prepares the circumcision of the boys.
As is required every October, Rhine Valley Hospital was required to pay its license fees on time in the fall of 2017. If the money is not received on time, a penalty of 50 percent would be due and added to the license fee.
In the months of October, November and December, Rhine Valley Hospital has to treat a particularly large number of patients with asthma, according to experience. In order for the team to meet the need, it adjusts to these cases. So did Joseph Muriithi Muriuki. He reports a specific case.
The medical student and Stephan Holderegges met at the University Hospital in Zurich. The reports about the work of the association in Kenya, aroused Ivan Skrebec's interest to get to know the Rhine-Valley Hospital. So in March, he traveled to Kenya, visited hospital staff.
The company Rossmax Swiss GmbH is located in Berneck. At the end of February, it moved its registered office to Widnauerstrasse in Heerbrugg. On this occasion, the company donated medical equipment worth about 3000 Swiss francs to the Rhine-Valley Hospital Association.
Bruno Rosenberger from Mettmenstetten did not know Mama Matata personally. He became aware of her when she was a guest on Kurt Aeschbacher's show on Swiss television. Animated by their reports, he visited them in Kenya in September 2017. Read the full trip report.
The initiators of the Advent Café in Altstätten, Eveline Alder and Ursula Schelling, look back on the successful project with great pleasure. The café was open in the small hall of the Protestant church for a total of twelve days. Thanks to the help of 47 volunteers, visitors were treated to fine cakes, delicious soups and much more.
In the past year, Hilfswerk GL Zurich again made a generous donation of 25,000 Swiss francs to the Rhein-Valley Hospital Association. This wonderful amount contributes greatly to providing medical care to the desperately poor people of Kasambara-Gilgil. Thank you very much!
The Advent season always begins in Altstätten with an Advent night. The UBS Altstätten branch was also represented at this year's Christmas festivities. The banking team sold goulash soup in the Städtli.
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