- Request received18/06/2025
- Checked & confirmed02/07/2025
- Fundraising02/07/2025
- Treatment provided31/07/2025
- Invoice paid10/11/2025
- Case closed10/12/2025
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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Lincoln G., 1
Report publishedInfections
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$45
About infections
Severe malaria, a life-threatening complication of malaria infection, is characterized by organ dysfunction, including impaired consciousness, seizures, circulatory collapse, and respiratory distress. Other key features include severe anemia, metabolic acidosis, acute kidney injury, and abnormal bleeding or disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Early and aggressive treatment is crucial for survival. Severe anemia describes a condition where there's a significantly low number of red blood cells or a low hemoglobin concentration in the blood, causing a reduced oxygen-carrying capacity. This can lead to more serious symptoms than milder anemia, such as rapid heart rate, dizziness, and pale skin and mucous membrane Septicemia is bacteria in the blood (bacteremia) that often occurs with severe infections. Also called sepsis, septicemia is a serious, life-threatening response to an infection that may get worse very quickly. Septicemia is bacteria in the blood (bacteremia) that often occurs with severe infections. Also called sepsis, septicemia is a serious, life-threatening response to an infection that may get worse very quickly.
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$45 raised of $45
Siaya County Referral Hospital
Along siaya- Rangala road
Background
Lincoln is the youngest in a family of seven, living with his parents and four siblings in a small, one-room mud house. His mother stays at home, while his father works as a casual laborer, taking on odd jobs to support the family. Lincoln enjoys spending time and playing with his twin sibling. According to his mother, Lincoln has always been healthy, and this was the first time he had fallen seriously ill. About a week ago, he began showing signs of illness, including high fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. His father initially gave him an over-the-counter medication (Calimol) to ease the symptoms. However, his condition worsened overnight, and by around 4:00 a.m., his parents realized he needed urgent care. They took him to the hospital at dawn, where he was admitted for further treatment and management.
Medical history
Lincoln was brought to the hospital exhibiting fever, vomiting, and diarrhea. His lab work was done, which showed he was anemic and had a lot of malaria parasites; there was also bacteria in his blood. This warranted admission to the ward, where he spent over two nights. During this period he was administered IV artesunate, IV gentamicin, IV paracetamol, and IV X pen, among other drugs. He was also transfused blood, and to all these he was tolerant. He was duly discharged home and a call to his father revealed he was okay, playful and happy.
Prognosis
This is a life-threatening condition requiring urgent hospital admission and immediate intervention. The clinical presentation suggests significant red blood cell destruction from the malaria infection, contributing to the severe anemia. The combination of these two conditions increases the risk of circulatory collapse, hypoxic injury, and multi-organ dysfunction, particularly in young or malnourished children.
