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

Monday, February 23, 2015

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TRR Pins for Sale!

TRR Pins Now Available!

Price: P200.00 (+P50 for door-to-door delivery)
DImensions: 1.25 inches X 0.75 inch

How to Place your Order:
1. COD at MRT / LRT Stations: Minimum of 5 pcs. 
2. DOOR-TO-DOOR Delivery (P250)

Steps:
1. Deposit P250 to:
BDO Savings Account: Project Red Ribbon Care Management Foundation, Inc.
Acct Number: 7070065229
2. Send pic or scanned deposit slip to contact@projectredribbon.org together with your Name and Address.
3. Note: All details will be confidential.

Proceeds of this project is the TRR Love Fund. 





Thursday, February 19, 2015

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Thursday, February 5, 2015

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Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry: December 2014 Report

The Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry of the Department of Health - National Epidemiology Center (DOH-NEC) just released its report for December 2014.

From the report, there were 509 new HIV cases in the Philippines, 95% were male. Reported modes of transmission were sexual contact, needle sharing and mother-to-child transmission. 85% of the cases showed males having sex with males (MSM) as the predominant type of sexual transmission. The top 3 regions with the highest incidence were NCR, Region 3 and Region 7.

From 1984 to 2014, there were 22,527 cases reported with 2,049 deaths.

For the full report of the registry, please see below.

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



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Help Us, Help Others!


The cases of HIV and AIDS in the Philippines are still on the rise. The government can only do so much to stop this. It has become a social concern and we all need to be involved... and FAST!.

 How can you help in stopping this?

 1. Conduct HIV and AIDS Awareness
    a. Give a talk
    b. Distribute handouts and flyers
    c. Design and post posters
    d. Distribute FREE condoms
2. Take the HIV Test
3. Invite others to take the HIV Test
4. Protect yourself and others by:
    a. Wearing a condom during sex
    b. Avoid drugs and alcohol before and during sex
    c. If you opt to, abstain from sex
    d. Be faithful to your partner

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

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