Delvins J., 14

Delvins is a 14-year-old boy who lives with both parents and his siblings in a two-room mud-walled house without electricity. His parents are small-scale farmers who depend entirely on farm produce to support the family, making it difficult to meet their basic needs. Delvins is caring, respectful, enjoys playing football and dancing, and dreams of becoming a preacher. Three days before admission, Delvins developed severe headache, high fever, intense abdominal pain, painful urination, generalized body weakness, poor appetite, and increasing fatigue. His mother gave him paracetamol, which provided only temporary relief, but his symptoms quickly worsened. When his mother was away and there was no money or transport to the hospital, Delvins courageously walked to the facility alone, stopping several times to rest because of weakness and pain. He had learned about Helpster Charity during a parents' meeting at his school. On arrival, he was febrile, visibly weak, dehydrated, and acutely ill, requiring immediate medical assessment, investigations, and admission for urgent treatment.

Delvins was diagnosed with severe malaria complicated by a urinary tract infection (UTI), both of which required urgent inpatient treatment. The combination of high malaria parasite burden and bacterial infection placed him at risk of severe dehydration, sepsis, kidney impairment, anemia, and other life-threatening complications if treatment had been delayed. He was admitted for intravenous antimalarial medication, appropriate antibiotics, fluids, pain control, and close monitoring. He responded well to treatment, with gradual resolution of fever and improvement in his overall condition. With completion of the prescribed medication, adequate hydration, good nutrition, and follow-up care, his prognosis is favorable, and he is expected to make a full recovery.