Treva E., 12

The child lives with his grandfather and other grandchildren following the death of his parents. His grandfather, a peasant farmer, relies on growing bananas and potatoes to provide for the family. The child attends school with his fees supported by a faith-based community organization. He dreams of becoming a doctor in the future and often helps his grandfather with farm work after school and on weekends. Recently, he developed painful urination, which later progressed to difficulty in passing urine. His grandfather initially gave him herbal remedies, but the condition worsened until he was unable to pass urine due to severe pain. A community health promoter, who had learned about Helpster during previous hospital meetings, advised the grandfather to take the child to the hospital, where he was referred for further assistance.

Treva Eketi was examined tested and found to be suffering from urinary tract infection. Treva was treated with I.v antibiotics and painkillers and was under observation for 3 days. Treva is now feeling better and back to his normal activities, his grandfather is happy and says thank you helpster charity for assisting my

There is good prognosis with prompt diagnosis and treatment before complications set in. If the child is left untreated the condition can become complicated leading to the child kidneys to fail