Lucky D., 1

Lucky is the youngest child in his family and lives with both parents and his sister in a two-room semi-permanent house that the family inherited after the passing of his grandmother. Both parents are unemployed, and the household depends on the father’s occasional menial jobs for survival. The family learned about Helpster Charity through a neighbor who works as a Community Health Practitioner (CHP). According to the mother, Lucky had been playing normally when it was time to eat. However, after being fed, he vomited all the food. She then tried giving him warm water, but he was unable to retain that as well and continued vomiting. Shortly afterward, his body temperature rose significantly. Alarmed by his condition, she informed their neighbor, the CHP, who advised her to take the child to the hospital immediately.

Lucky was brought to the hospital with complaints of hotness of the body and vomiting. His lab works showed a lot of malaria parasites and he was diagnosed with severe malaria. He was promptly admitted to the ward where he stayed for over two days, during this period he was administered IV Artesunate, Ib paracetamol, AL among other drugs. He was able to retain these drugs and he eventually recovered. He was later discharged on orals .

Following the diagnosis of severe malaria and septicaemia, Lucky’s condition is considered serious but potentially reversible with timely and appropriate medical management. With prompt initiation of intravenous antimalarial therapy, broad-spectrum antibiotics, fluids, and close monitoring, the chances of recovery are favorable. Prognosis is good.