- Request received13/06/2024
- Checked & confirmed31/01/2025
- Fundraising31/01/2025
- Treatment provided21/03/2025
- Invoice paid26/05/2025
- Case closed04/08/2025
Why is treatment sometimes done earlier than the payment?
When a case is urgent and vital, hospitals often proceed with delivering medical care right away to save a life, even before the finalisation of admission procedures. Usually, when this happens, hospitals put the bill on our credit until the funds are transferred to their accounts. That’s why the chronology can sometimes be in disorder.
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Zara A., 18
Report publishedInfections
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$25
About infections
Zarah Abubakar was presented to our facility with the complain of headache, epigastric pain, lower back pain, neck pain. On examination and blood sample collected revealed 1. Malaria + Enteric fever 2. PUD was made. Malaria, enteric fever, and peptic ulcer disease (PUD) are diverse infectious diseases affecting different organ systems, with malaria primarily affecting the blood, enteric fever the gastrointestinal tract, and PUD the stomach lining.
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Nakowa Specialist Hospital Maiduguri
15 Lagos St, Maiduguri 600282, Borno, Nigeria
Background
Zara is an 18-year-old girl and a graduate of Yelwa College. She lives with her parent happily and, in her leisure time, knits her traditional Hausa cap. Zara is a highly spirited girl who believes life will favor her someday and be a helper to her parent and siblings. Zarah started complaining more frequently about persistent headaches and lower back and neck pains that seemed to linger despite over-the-counter painkillers. She would often mention discomfort in her upper abdomen, describing it as epigastric pain that sometimes worsened after meals. Examination and investigations revealed a diagnosis of Malaria with Enteric fever and Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD).
Medical history
Zara was diagnosed with malaria, enteric fever, and peptic ulcer disease, a combination that made her illness especially tough. With compassionate care and the generous support of Helpster charity, she received the treatment she needed to heal. Zara’s family is profoundly grateful. Her recovery has brought joy and renewed hope to their lives.
Prognosis
If Zarah Abubakar is not treated urgently for malaria, enteric fever, and peptic ulcer disease (PUD), she risks developing severe complications such as organ failure, systemic infection, and potentially life-threatening gastrointestinal bleeding.
