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Kwaheri means: goodbye

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".

By |2019-02-09T19:41:19+01:009. February 2019|News|

Memorial service for Stephan Holderegger

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.

By |2019-02-08T10:56:00+01:008. February 2019|News, Video reports|

More and more women develop breast cancer

So-called diseases of civilization such as cancer are on the rise in Kenya. As a result, the medical staff at Rhine Valley Hospital created a breast cancer case study for a client. The patient is 52 years old, works as a farmer and lives in a camp for displaced people in Nakuru district.

By |2019-02-07T21:55:15+01:007. February 2019|News|

Circumcision against AIDS

According to the WHO, male circumcision is considered AIDS prevention. Rhine Valley Hospital regularly performs surgeries to remove the foreskin. On the one hand, this reduces the risk of HIV infection in patients. On the other hand, medical personnel use the treatment to educate the population on how to avoid transmission of the virus. This is shown by the example of Kilonzo and Kevin.

By |2019-02-07T20:05:43+01:007. February 2019|News|

Most often lacks health insurance

Ephantus Njoroge Njambi is 22 years old. At Rhine Valley Hospital, he works in administration, preparing the payment of salaries, insurance, taxes and pensions. He consults with Mama Matata as soon as patients are unable to pay for their treatment.

By |2019-02-06T19:45:37+01:006. February 2019|News|

Well water prevents dysentery

Switzerland is once again experiencing a cold winter. In the Rhine Valley, temperatures are currently not rising above freezing. At night, the thermometer drops almost into the double-digit minus range. Snowy mountains and black ice on the sidewalks may make us forget that it is very hot in Kenya right now. In Kasambara-Gilgil it is currently 30 degrees in the shade.

By |2019-02-06T18:36:03+01:006. February 2019|News|

Keep infections at bay

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.

By |2018-06-09T15:15:50+02:009. June 2018|News|
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