Living with HIV in the Philippines

The official blog of The Project Red Ribbon Care Management Foundation, Inc. (TRR).

  • TRR LOVE FUND

    TRR Love Fund is the arm of the foundation which provides medical assistance to the financially challenged PLHIV.

  • Care assistance for HIV Test

    The Care Assistant Program involves assistance to HIV testing and HIV and AIDS Treatment hubs in the Philippines. Our volunteers schedule the client to the clinic or hub, assist with the procedure in the clinic or hub and conduct peer counseling

  • HOTLINE ASSISTANCE

    With the TRR Hotline Numbers, our volunteers answer concerns and inquiries about HIV and AIDS, do counselling, refers clients to nearest HIV Testing facility, HIV and AIDS Treatment Hub and government and NGO organizations for support

  • PEER COUNSELING

    The foundation volunteers conduct one-on-one counseling either on the phone or in person. They also conduct group counseling

  • SUPPORT GROUP TALK

    The support group talk (SGT) is a program that involves giving HIV lectures by guest speakers, discuss topics about HIV, care, treatment and support, discussion issues related to HIV

  • OUTREACH PROGRAM

    The foundation's outreach program is geared towards providing support to our fellow PLHIV's in the HIV and AIDS Treatment Hubs. Volunteers hand out of donations of medicines and special gifts to PLHIV, give inspirational talks by invited guests to a group of PLHIV, bonding over snacks or meal, visit the sick who are confined in the hospital

  • Referral System

    As part of treatment, the foundation's referral program involves our volunteers referring clients to specialized doctors who are HIV friendly. The foundation has it's own list of specialty doctors of low cost for the indigent PLHIV.

  • Online Support Group

    The foundation has a private Online Support Group in facebook. This group of advocates, supporters, counselors, health Workers and PLHIV

  • Home Health

    Aside from client counselling, the foundation volunteers also do family counselling and home visitation for awareness and continuance of care.

  • Health Fitness

    The foundation believes in holistic approach to treatment and care, thus inclusion of these programs: yoga, dance, swimming, jogging and running, boot camp workouts

  • EVENTS

    As part of awareness and education program, the foundation organizes its own national events to coincide with the international AIDS events: World AIDS Day and International AIDS Candlelight Memorial

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

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New Home of RITM Satellite Clinic Malate

This is to inform everyone that the
RITM Satellite Malate Clinic 
will resume operations on 
Saturday, Jan 3, 2015 at its NEW location - 

# 1936 San Marcelino St, Malate (beside Caltex Gas Station near Quirino Street)

It will follow the same schedule - Daily, (except tues & wed)11am to 7pm.
Thanks. A blessed new year everyone.

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Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry: November 2014 Report

There are 492 new HIV cases in November 2014 in the Philippines according to the latest Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry of the Department of Health National Epidemiology Center.

According to the report, 96% of the cases were male and 85% of the cases showed males having sex with males as the predominant type of sexual transmission. The highest cases are coming from the NCR (43%), followed by Region IVA (13%) and then by both Regions III and VII (10%).

From 1984 to present, there were 22,018 HIV and 2,011 AIDS cases in the Philippines with 1,101 reported deaths.

For the full report, please check out report below.

(Source: Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry: DOH-NEC)

Monday, December 29, 2014

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RITM is now 24/7!!!

ADVISORY


Effective January 5, 2015, your RITM-ARG will implement a new system for ARV REFILL.

1) All ARG clients who are on regular/ scheduled refills (ie not on treatment trial) may now call the:

 ARV REFILL HOTLINE 
Globe 0917 714 6962
Smart 09497098730

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

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Happy Holidays from TRR


Tuesday, December 16, 2014

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Signs and Symptoms of HIV

Good evening po, ano po ang mga sintomas ng HIV? Magkano po ang pagpapatest? thank you

POZZIEPINOY’S RESPONSE

Hi there.

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

Now to answer your questions, first, HIV has non specific symptoms. Initially after the unprotected sex or other means of transmission, there will be flu like symptoms which will last for a week, after which there no symptoms will be observed by anyone. This period of no symptoms may last from 5 years to 10 years depending on how the immune system of the body reacts to the virus or how aggressive the strain of the virus is in replicating.

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Iloilo HIV Facility

is there any ritm in iloilo? or hiv center? 

POZZIEPINOY’S RESPONSE

Hi there.

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

There is no RITM in Iloilo. However, there is an HIV and AIDS Treatment Hub there. Here is the name and address:

Western Visayas Medical Center
HACT Office
Q. Abeto St.,
Mandurriao,
Iloilo City

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False Positive

hi good day..

I got tested (screened) for HIV last Oct 29,2014 and it turned out na nag  
react ako sa screening test...my last exposure to unprotected sex was mga  
1st or 2nd quarter last year (2013). Inadvice ako nila na to take the ELISA  
and Western Blot test ( which was sent to San Lazaro)... a month after  
(December 5,2014) bumalik ako sa clinic para makuha ang result.. tapos  
nakita ko sa ELISA and WESTERN BLOT TEST ko is BOTH NONREACTIVE..Lubos po  
ang aking pasasalamat sa DIOS at nag NEGATIVE ang dalawa kong exam. Mai  
marami parin po akong tanong sa sarili ko, sana po ma tulungan nyo po ako  
sa NONREACTIVE na result.

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Pregnant and Wants to Take the HIV Test

I live in marikina.im 3 mos preg.need to have an hiv test.what r the requirements at marikina city health office? Pls assist me.thanks

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About Klinika Bernardo

HI

where is the exact location of klinika bernardo please.

thanks

Jerard

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Stressed!

Hello

Thank you for reading this message. Anyway i am just a bit anxious. And probably i just need some reassurance.

My stress began 1st week of september 2014. I went to the famous "spakol" spots. Anyway that day after the thera gave me a massage it was time for the ES. She gave me oral and i gave her oral sex also. I did. Ot have a condom so i we did not perform penetrative sex. I returned a week later but I think she had her period.  We used a condom. Then condom did not break but the sight of blood was a bit graphic.

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RITM-ARG Number

Hi pozzie, do you know the contact number of ARG RITM Alabang? they don't seem to respond to my messages. I'm about to ask them for my cd4 schedule. I'm from the province and it's kinda inconvenient for me to walk-in just for scheduling... Pls help. Thanks a lot. 

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

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TRR World AIDS Day Philippines 2014: A Weeklong Observance

The TRR World AIDS Day Philippines 2014 was observed for not just a day but an entire week of events, campaigns and the the culminating event, its WAD Ceremonies. 

 November 28, Friday: 
GIZ Partnered with TRR

 For 2 consecutive years, the German International Agency (GIZ) partnered with TRR for their World AIDS Day 2014 and this year it was entitled Teen's Day for World AIDS Day. TRR prepared and facilitated the entire program for GIZ which involved Teenagers and Parents on simultaneous sessions in the morning and a joint session in the afternoon. The event discussed on separate groups the issues on HIV and AIDS, how each group can contribute to the prevention of HIV and AIDS, the teens recommendations to parents and vice versa, and working as a family in preventing HIV and AIDS. 








November 29, Saturday: 
TRR with the UP Student Council

 With it's theme "Engaging the Youth in Getting to Zero", TRR once again partnered with the University Student Council of UP Diliman and started its fan sign campaigns for students. Together with some representatives of UP Diliman, we talked to individuals and small groups of students about HIV and AIDS situation in the Philippines, why the need for HIV testing and why we need to engage the students.




November 30, Sunday: 
TRR Continued it's Fan signing campaign

 Involving the youth organizations in preventing HIV and AIDS became the focus of TRR WAD 2014. Thus through our linkages, we started full force the fan sign campaigns all over the Philippines. We got our support from our friends from Baguio, all over Metro Manila to Visayas and Mindanao.








December 1, Monday: 
TRR Partnered with RITM-ARG for their WAD in Adamson University.

 TRR attended the WAD in Adamson University, with representatives and performances from 7 different universities, as it aligned with the theme of TRR WAD Philippines 2014, "Engaging the Youth in getting to Zero". During the event, TRR unveiled for the very first time the TRR Red Ribbon 2014 for all the students to see. TRR explained the meaning of the TRR Red Ribbon to the students and explained why the youth needs to be engaged with the country's fight against the spread of HIV and AIDS.





December 2: 
DZBB GMA7 Guesting

TRR Guested on DZBB GMA7 live radio broadcast with two of our managers. They talked about HIV and AIDS situation in the Philippines, gave testimonials and promoted the TRR WAD 2014.







 December 4, Thursday:
Guesting on 9TV About HIV and AIDS, The Project Red Ribbon Foundation and the TRR WAD 2014

December 6, Saturday:
Metro Manila Pride




December 7, Sunday: 
TRR World AIDS Day Philippines 2014

 This was the culminating event for TRR for World AIDS Day Philippines 2014. It was held at Liwasang Aurora, Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City with the support of QC Mayor Herbert Bautista. It started at exactly 3pm and ended at around 8:05pm. There were more than 1,500 people who attended TRR WAD 2014. The highlights of the events were the:

            1. 1st TRR AIDS Walk 2014
           2. WAD Speeches
           3. Ceremonial TRR Red Ribbon March
           4. Ceremonial TRR Commitment Banner March
               a. Previous WAD Commitment Banner
               b. Previous IACM Commitment Banner
           5. Commemoration Ceremonies
               a. Formation of the TRR Red Ribbon AIDS Sign
               b. Lighting of Candles
               c. Prayers
                   i. For the HIV and AIDS Programs in the Philippines
                  ii. For those who died of AIDS
                 iii. For those who are still living with HIV, the PLHIV community
                  iv. For the youth as TRR engages them and pose a challenge to them
          6. Commitment Ceremonies
              a. Pledge of Commitment from the different organizations
              b. Pledge of Commitment from the youth
          7. Singing of the WAD Theme: "Kabataan"
          8. Commitment Signing of the TRR World AIDS Day Banner 2014





























 Check out this link: The Town Was Painted Red
                                  TRR Calls for Youth Inclusion






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