- Request received02/08/2026
- Checked & confirmed28/08/2026
- FundraisingOngoing28/08/2026
- Treatment provided
- Invoice paid
- Case closed
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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Lameck J., 1
FundraisingUrgentEmergency care
24
$225
About emergency care
Low birth weight: A birth weight below 2.5 kg, regardless of gestational age. Very small or premature babies are more vulnerable to feeding difficulties, infection and temperature instability. Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS): A breathing disorder, especially in premature babies, commonly caused by immature lungs and insufficient surfactant, Surfactant is a liquid made in the lungs at about 26 weeks of pregnancy, Surfactant coats the tiny air sacs in the lungs and to help keep them from collapsing. As the fetus grows, the lungs make more surfactant. making it difficult for the lungs to remain expanded.
Mother and Child Hospital, Eastleigh
1st Avenue (Mohamed Yusuf Haji Avenue) Eastleigh opposite DD plaza
Background
Lameck John is a three-day-old firstborn baby of Sheryloy, a 16-year-old student living with her mother in Kangemi informal settlement. Sheryloy remains in school through a government bursary and support from a church well-wisher. Her mother has no stable income and leaves home early each morning searching for casual work at construction sites or washing clothes for households. Sheryloy is therefore uncertain how the family will meet Lameck’s ongoing needs. Lameck was delivered by spontaneous vaginal delivery at 30 weeks’ gestation, weighing only 1.7 kg, and developed difficulty breathing soon after birth. Due to his prematurity and low birth weight, he was immediately admitted to the Newborn Unit for specialized care. He required close monitoring and stabilization of his breathing and temperature because premature babies are particularly vulnerable to hypothermia and respiratory complications. He also developed vomiting, requiring appropriate management while breast milk feeds were introduced gradually in small amounts and increased as tolerated.
Medical history
The child was put on i.v xpen 85000i.u bd, i.v Gentamycin 5.1mg od, i.v fluids D10 143.6mls in 24 hours During the hospitalization, the baby benefited from pediatrician and nutrition services which revealed no complications association. Laboratory investigations include; Bilirubin levels which were slightly high,proceeded by photo-therapy intervention to normality. Baby has then been evaluated and discharged today with a current weight of 1780grams in very stable condition ,oxygen therapy is room air and given an appointment on 18/08/2026 to be reviewed,weight measurement and encouraged on Kangaroo Mother Careand possible vaccine antigen administration if the current weight measurement of 2000grams.
Prognosis
Lameck is a 30-week premature, low-birth-weight neonate (1.7 kg) who developed respiratory distress, temperature instability risk and feeding intolerance with vomiting. His prematurity places him at increased risk of hypothermia, infection, low blood sugar, breathing difficulties and poor weight gain, making admission to the Newborn Unit medically necessary. He has responded to stabilization and gradual feeding and is currently stable. With continued neonatal care, adequate feeding, temperature control and close monitoring, his prognosis is favourable.
