Currently, a delegation of the board of Rhein-Valley Hospital is visiting the hospital in Kasambara-Gilgil. On Monday, the travelers met with hospital management and a representative of the Ministry of Health.
Receiving recognition is not an everyday occurrence for most people in Kenya. All the greater was the joy among the team at Rhine Valley Hospital these days when the government published an inspection report. The hospital staff expressed their appreciation to Ruth Schäfer - Mama Matata - with a gift.
Again and again people are bitten by stray dogs and cats. They are immunized with an anti-rabies vaccine. It would be more effective to vaccinate the animals. This remains a major challenge.
The number of patients with stomach ulcers or high blood pressure is increasing. Using the example of a 60-year-old woman, we show how nutritional counseling and medication are combined in treatment.
In March of this year, board members Benjamin Pipa and Susanne Ganz traveled to Kenya. Kathrin and Rolf Ritter from Steinach on Lake Constance accompanied them.
The Kenyan health care system is not comparable to that of Switzerland. Not every patient can afford treatment. Also, quite little technology is used. The government is training its employees to catch up.
My name is Andrew Kwoba Makokha. I am 62 years old and father of eight children. Five years ago, I got the chance to work as a gardener at Rhine Valley Hospital. The work gives me a lot of pleasure and I can learn a lot.
The following article contains the case study of a 78 year old man. He lives in Kasambara, is a farmer and presented at Rhine Valley Hospital on January 2 with urethral problems.
On Friday, February 8, around 200 guests bid farewell to Stephan Holderegger. The board of Rhein-Valley Hospital had invited to the memorial service in the "Sonnen"-Saal in Altstätten. The news portal rheintaler.ch reported on the event under the title: "Kwaheri means: goodbye".
On Friday, February 8, companions and relatives said farewell to Stephan Holderegger in "Sonnen"-Saal. He had died on January 2 after a long, serious illness. The board of the association of the same name had invited to the memorial service of the intitiate of the Rhine-Valley Hospital. About 200 guests paid tribute to the deceased and his life's work.
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