Jafar S., 7

Jafar is a 7 years old boy living with his parents in a community some miles out of the city of Bauchi state, He is the 6th child among 8 children. He is in a government primary school where they trek for about 25 minutes. They have an apartment of their own where they have 3 rooms and a toilet outside the rooms. The father is a security guard and the mother is a house wife. Things have not been going well because of financial challenges. Jafar could not go to school because he woke feeling very week, having fever, abdominal pain, headache as well as high body temperature. Only paracetamol was given to Jafar, and when it got finished, no money to buy another. A beneficiary told them about Helpster Charity which makes them contact WholeCare Hospital for proper medical care under the support of Helpster Charity. He was brought for proper evaluation respectively. Upon presentation and evaluation at our hospital he was diagnosed with Malaria + Enteric fever

Jafar is a 7-year old boy, who was presented sick and was evaluated, investigations revealed a diagnosis of Malaria and Enteric Fever. He was admitted for 3-days and treated with injection ceftriaxone and antimalaria. when the fever subsided, Jafar was discharged home with oral antibiotics and antimalaria. The family was grateful to Helpster Charity for the free medical treatment.

Both conditions require early and accurate diagnosis through laboratory tests and prompt initiation of specific treatment—antimalarial drugs for malaria and targeted antibiotics for typhoid—alongside supportive care to prevent complications and ensure full recovery. Jafar had enteric fever with background malaria both of which can be life threatening for his age hence the need for prompt treatment.