Joshua B., 1

Joshua Baraka is a newborn baby with a birth weight of 2.6 kg who was abandoned by an unknown person immediately after birth and left exposed to cold conditions without appropriate newborn care. He was discovered and brought to the Newborn Unit (NBU) by a Community Health Promoter at less than one day old for urgent medical assessment and management. On evaluation, Joshua was found to have hypoglycaemia, with a significantly low blood glucose level, neonatal sepsis and mild jaundice. Given his age, exposure and lack of maternal care, these conditions placed him at considerable risk of serious complications. Joshua was admitted to the NBU, where he is receiving appropriate medication, nutritional and supportive newborn care, temperature management and close medical monitoring. As an abandoned newborn with no known caregiver, he also requires protection and appropriate arrangements for his continued care and safety after recovery.

Joshua is a vulnerable newborn diagnosed with neonatal sepsis, hypoglycaemia and jaundice after being abandoned and exposed to cold conditions shortly after birth. He requires antibiotics, correction and monitoring of blood glucose, management of jaundice, adequate feeding, warmth and close observation. With timely treatment, his prognosis can be favourable. Without adequate care, he is at risk of seizures, brain injury, worsening infection, severe jaundice, organ dysfunction, developmental complications and death.