- Request received19/09/2025
- Checked & confirmed23/10/2025
- Fundraising23/10/2025
- Treatment provided06/02/2026
- Invoice paid10/02/2026
- Case closed06/07/2026
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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Rebecca C., 17
Report publishedInfections
23
$320
About infections
Severe malaria is a life-threatening condition caused by Plasmodium falciparum parasites, characterized by vital organ dysfunction or failure, anemia is a medical condition where a person has significantly low hemoglobin levels, which impairs the blood's ability to carry sufficient oxygen to the body's tissues and organs, leading to pronounced symptoms like extreme fatigue, shortness of breath, fainting, and potentially fatal outcomes such as heart failure also Severe dehydration is a life-threatening emergency where the body has lost so much fluid that organs, especially the brain, liver, and kidneys, are severely damaged, leading to symptoms like confusion, listlessness, extreme thirst or lack of it, and signs of shock such as a rapid heartbeat and low blood pressure.
Thank you for saving this life!
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$320 raised of $320
Mt Elgon Subcounty Hospital
Kapsokwony-Kimilili road
Background
Rebecca is a 17-year-old student in Form Three at a local public day school. She lives with her family in a remote area, where her father is the sole breadwinner working as a boda boda rider, earning less than Ksh 200 per day. This income is insufficient to cover school fees, daily necessities, and proper medical care. Rebecca learned about Helpster Charity through community health promoters. Upon visiting the facility, she was assessed, enrolled in the program, and allowed to continue her treatment under Helpster Charity’s support. For the past two days, Rebecca had been experiencing diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. On arrival at the facility, she reported epigastric pain, fever alternating with chills, watery diarrhea with blood spots, severe intermittent headaches, dizziness, and joint pain. Following examination and laboratory investigations, she was diagnosed with severe malaria, anemia, severe gastroenteritis, and dehydration. She was admitted for appropriate treatment and further medical management.
Medical history
Rebecca visited the facility having complains of severe headache associated with dizziness, diarrhea watery with blood spots, vomiting, abdominal pain and epigastric pain.On examination and laboratory investigation she was diagnosed with severe malaria, anemia, gastroenteritis and dehydration. She was admitted and given i.v RL, i.v artesunate,i.v amoxclave, syrup ranferon, i.v metronidazole and other drugs. She responded well and discharged on a good condition.
Prognosis
Rebecca, diagnosed with severe malaria, anemia, severe gastroenteritis, and dehydration, received prompt medical treatment, including intravenous fluids, antimalarial therapy, antibiotics, and supportive care. With close monitoring and adherence to the prescribed treatment, her condition is expected to improve steadily. If she completes the full course of treatment and follows medical advice, Rebecca is likely to make a full recovery,
