Isabela is 30 years old and married with two children, 2 and 17 years old. She’s also HIV positive. She doesn’t want more children and so decided to have the contraceptive implant six weeks ago. Since then she’s been bleeding heavily and losing weight and wants to...
Redempta is 51 years old and has six children living at home. For a week she had a fluctuating temperature, felt hot, cold and weak with a persistent cough. She thought she had Malaria and had been taking Malaria medication bought over the counter, for three days....
Fostine was 20 years old and pregnant with her first child when she arrived at the clinic at 2 pm in the afternoon. For the first few hours it was incredible to believe she was in labour as she preferred to sit outside with her sister in law rather than lie in a bed...
When a mum brought in her 4 month old twins, Melvin John and Cheryl Gift they were both presenting with a high fever of 39.6, they weren’t feeding and they were failing to thrive. Fortunately their one year old sister wasn’t displaying the same symptoms. Mum was very...
Michelle was 18 months old when she was brought into the clinic by her parents as they suspected she had malaria. They were right. Esther, one of our nurses, was also very concerned that she seemed extremely underweight and wasn’t yet walking. Esther spoke to one of...
Terissia Odkho isn’t sure of her age as she doesn’t have a birth certificate but she thinks she is 80 years old. She had ten children but nine of them died from HIV/Aids. Her one remaining daughter moved away and never visits. Her only income or means of living is...
