October 2015 ~ Living with HIV in the Philippines

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

Thursday, October 8, 2015

Pozziepinoy

HIV/AIDS and ART Registry of the Philippines: August 2015 Report

There were 598 new HIV cases in August 2015 as reported by the Department of Health in the HIV/AIDS and ART Registry of the Philippines by the Epidemiology Bureau.

From the report, 96% were males and the reported modes of transmission were sexual contact, needle sharing among injecting drug users and mother-to-child transmission. 83% of the sexually transmitted cases were among males who have sex with males (MSM).

To date since 1984, there were 11,411 people living with HIV present on ARV's, and there were 27,736 total cases reported to HARP.

For the month of August, there 15 reported deaths.

For more information, please refer to the report below.

(Source: Department of Health, Epidemiology Bureau)