Jaheda A., 17

Jaheda Akter is a determined and hardworking 17-year-old student who loves reading and dreams of becoming a schoolteacher to support her parents and build a better future for her family. She lives with her parents and siblings in a small shelter in Market Camp, where the family's limited income is only enough to provide food and other basic necessities, making it impossible to afford her medical treatment. She has been suffering from severe throat pain, difficulty swallowing, frequent nosebleeds, and blocked breathing, and without timely treatment, these problems can become much worse, causing severe bleeding, serious infections, difficulty breathing, poor nutrition, and in severe cases, life-threatening complications. The family learned about Helpster Charity through a medical outreach camp in Geneva Camp

According to the treating doctor, adenotonsillectomy with cauterisation of the bleeding blood vessels is the recommended treatment to remove the chronically infected tonsils and adenoids and stop the recurrent nosebleeds. The surgery is expected to relieve her throat pain, improve her breathing and swallowing, prevent repeated infections and nosebleeds, and allow her to return to school and her normal daily activities. However, if left untreated, the chronic infection may continue to worsen, leading to repeated severe infections, persistent bleeding, poor nutrition, and increasing difficulty breathing. In severe cases, uncontrolled bleeding or blockage of the airway may become life-threatening