Living with HIV in the Philippines: Email 298: CD4 and VL Tests in RITM-ARG

Hello Pozziepinoy.

I just wanna ask if the CD4 and viral load tests are offered freely sa RITM-ARG? Kasi ang mahal sa Makati Med and PGH... Php6500 and Php2700 respectively ...

XXX

TRANSLATION:

Hello Pozziepinoy.

I just want to ask if the CD4 and VL tests are offered freely in RITM-ARG? They are expensive in Makati Medicala Center and PGH, Php6,500 and Php2,700 respectively.

XXX

POZZIEPINOY’S RESPONSE

Hi XXX.

Thank you for your email. Thank you for reading the blog.

The CD4 test and the Viral Load test are free in RITM-ARG ONLY if you are enrolled in the hub. If you are coming from a different hub and would like to get these tests, they are not free anymore in RITM. The CD4 is given for FREE for baseline every six (6) months thereafter. The Viral Load test is given for FREE only if your PhilHealth has been been processed in the hub for a year of enrolment and you have been given 4 consecutive refills or 1 year of getting ARV's from the hub. The VL is also given for free once a year only.

I hope I was able to answer your concerns. Feel free to email me again if you have other questions.

Stay healthy,

Pozziepinoy

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