OFW and the HIV Test

Dear Sir/Madam,

I hope this email finds you well.

It was very devastating to know that my partner's health condition has been showing signs of HIV. We had been into a relationship for more than 7 years now. Since 2013, I decided not to have any sexual contact with him for the reason that I see him as a brother. I had myself tested last year and it was negative.

We decided that he should be tested last October. Until now, he is afraid to get the result. He has been paranoid or afraid that he will be held in custody once the result is positive. 

I am working here abroad to support the needs of my family as well as his personal needs. Living alone in a foreign country is very difficult. There are instances that I can no longer bear the loneliness. And to add to that, my life is slowly becoming miserable. I can't afford not to provide the needs of the people I love. Please enlighten us on how to go about this situation we have.

Any information or help you can extend will highly be appreciated.

Thanks ahead for giving us the chance to see a brighter side of life.

Best Regards,

XXX

Issues with my Refill

Hello PP,

My name is Starbucks (obviously not my real name), i'm 27, and i was diagnosed with HIV last year. I've seen improvements on my test results and now my doctor says my VL is "undetected". I have been living a normal life with my partner who is also a PLHIV.

i was given an opportunity to work abroad, specifically in Doha, however, my dilemma is how do i get ARV medicines. I will be out of the country for a 2-year contract and I don't thing my current treatment hub would be able to give me enough medicines for 2 years. i am currently with PGH-SAGIP as my treatment hub.

I hope you can give me advice and help on what to do. Thank you and more power

Love,

Starbucks

Our Updated Programs

New TRR Hotline Numbers

Here are our updated TRR Numbers for counselling. Please bear in mind that people behind the lines are volunteers of Project Red Ribbon.

Call if you have concerns about:

1. HIV Testing

2. Free HIV Screening / Test Kits

3. Free Condoms and Lubricants

4. Personal Counselling

5. Assistance to HIV and AIDS Treatment Hubs

6. Concerns about opportunistic infections

7. Concerns about Antiretroviral Medicines

8. Concerns about financial support if you are an economically challenged person living with HIV.

9. Complaints about confidentiality, screening and testing and treatment and care.

10. If you are looking for a support group

"Spreading Compassion"

-Project Red Ribbon-

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I Need Help!

Hello,

I emailed you guys because I have a huge problem. 

I just tested positive of HIV just 3 days ago. I am currently in a tourist visa here in Oman.My purpose going here is to look for jobs and fortunately i got one. So i took my medical and there i got to discovered that i am hiv positive. I am a fresh married guy last May 6,2016 and on the same day we did love makings. I don't know the details of my HIV because the hospital here in Oman send it to their Ministry of Health for confirmation so i need to wait 10 days for that and i can't wait for it anymore because my visa will expire on june 28, 2016. 

Get a FREE HIV Screening Anytime!

FREE HIV Screening!

FREE HIV Screening at the TRR Office from 9am to 4pm every Tuesday, Wed, Thursday and Saturday.

Quick HIV screening. No questions. Confidential. Result in a few minutes.

TRR Office: 

Unit 607 Lumiere Suites, #21 General Capinpin Street, 

Barangay San Antonio, Ortigas Center, Pasig City.

Call for inquiries: 02-656-7297

NOTE: Quickie is also happening:

Rainbow Barracks, Baguio City

4th Flr. NRC Bldg., Abanao Street

Baguio City

0910-425-6997-Smart or 0915-128

This is a joint project of Project Red Ribbon and the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine-AIDS Research Group

HIV Epidemic Among Adolescents in the Philippines

Report from 2011 to 2015 showed 230% increase in HIV cases among young key affected population (YKAP).

Please see report below for more details.

(Source: Department of Health - Philippine HIV Epicenter, Epidemiology Bureau)

AIDS Hour 2016 and PIACM 2016

Join the Philippine International AIDS Candlelight Memorial 2016 this coming May 14, 2016, the highlight of which is the 1st AIDS Hour. 

If you are from the National Capital Region (NCR), please come to the PIACM 2016 on May 14, 2016 at the Liwasang Aurora, Quezon Memorial Circle from 3pm to 9pm. See Quezon City, the Host City of the AIDS Hour transform its City Symbol.

For updates, please like us on FB at www.facebook.com/philippineIACM

See official Department of Health memo below:

Want to be an AIDS Hour Coordinator representing your organization, school, company, institution? Please email us at AIDSHour@projectredribb.org.

Thinking to go to MMC

Hi! 

I am doagnosed with HIV+ this January. I was referred to San Lazaro hospital and is scheduled for cd4 april 12. I saw the situation at SLH and i coudnt see myselft being treated there due to exposure and long lines. Can you help me on how to be checked at mmc?

Should i push first with cd4 count at san lazaro or should i do everything at mmc?

Please reply asap.

Confidential HIV Testing at your Home!

Want to get tested in your own home, at your own scheduled time?

Extra Service is an innovative program of Project Red Ribbon for the benefit of The Love Fund, to provide pre and post HIV counseling and HIV testing in the comfort of your own place at your own scheduled time. This is a confidential HIV testing for a fee following the protocol of HIV testing, the conduct of which is done by certified HIV counselors and HIV proficient medical technologist. 

Initial project will run in the National capital Region first.

Are you are scared to get tested in an HIV Clinic? Then Extra Service is for you! 

For inquiries, please call or text us now at:

0917-943-5106

0919-435-8860

0915-427-3407

Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry: February 2016 Report

The HIV/AIDS and ART Registry of the Philippines (HARP) of the Department of Health Epidemiology Bureau just released its February 2016 report.

Based on the report, there were 751 new HIV cases, most were male and more than half belonging to the 24-34 age range. 29% were youth aged 15-24 years. 

The regions with the highest number cases include the National Capital Region, Region IVA and region VII. Sexual contact was the predominant mode of transmission, followed by needle sharing among injecting drug users and mother-to-child transmission.

A total of 1,649 deaths were reported from January 1984 to February 2016.

For more information, please refer to the report below.

(Source: Epidemiology Bureau, Department of Health)

QUESTIONS ABOUT HIV AND AIDS?

WANT TO GET TESTED?

CALL US!

TRR HIV Hotline Numbers 

0928-908-6288

0977-131-2046

0906-389-2402

 0917-899-0473

0927-823-0300 

0917-932-3122

0916-216-2066

If you want to join a private HIV support group in Facebook, please call the hotline and online manager Tomasito ang Suta or our HEAT coordinator Darwin Tenoria and request to be added in the group. We have a lot of PLHIV, counselors, HIV doctors, advocates and supporters who you can talk to.

I

"Spreading Compassion"

-Project Red Ribbon-

Want to be ASSISTED for the HIV TEST?? 

Check this link:

CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

If you have comments or questions, please click this link:

Contact Pozziepinoy

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Tags: HIV Manila, HIV Philippines, AIDS Manila, AIDS Philippines, HIV/AIDS Manila, HIV/AIDS Philippines

AIDS Hour

The AIDS Hour: An Innovative HIV Campaign Concept

To have a stronger awareness campaign on a national scale about HIV and AIDS, the Project Red Ribbon Care Management Foundation, Inc. will be launching the first ever Philippine AIDS Hour. This innovative project is not only the first in the country but also the first of its kind for HIV and AIDS in the entire world. This project would entail campaigning for everyone for the lighting of candle for one hour in homes, companies, schools, etc. Participation in this project will help Filipinos focus their commitment to HIV and AIDS for the rest of the year.

Rationale

Engagement is the key to providing education and empowerment. The challenge of the country is engaging the general population to the HIV and AIDS programs of the Philippines, for everyone to focus on HIV and AIDS.

The AIDS Hour was conceptualized in January 2016 by Project Red Ribbon as an engaging platform for HIV awareness. Every year, the foundation noticed that engagement to HIV events are attended by only by those who are already empowered individuals, by the government and non-government agencies with HIV programs, by organizations, companies, educational and religious institutions, and groups who are advocating for HIV. The challenge this year is to engage everyone, from all regions of the country, from all cities down to all barangays to pay attention to the HIV and AIDS.

Philippine International AIDS Candlelight Memorial 2016 is Set!

Please like the facebook page: www.facebook.com/philippineIACM

Help Us, Help Others

It won't stop!

TRR needs 16 units of blood for patients of the 3 HIV and AIDS Treatment Hub: PGH, San Lazaro and RITM.

Yesterday, TRR Love Fund mobilized funds for 9 units of blood for 1 patient of RITM. Walang government agency na nakapagbigay ng libreng dugo.

Nakikiusap po kami. Nahihirapan ang Foundation gumalaw. Please help us help others. Magtulungan po tayo. DONATE please.

BDO Peso Savings Account: 

Project Red Ribbon Care Management Foundation, Inc.

Account Number: 7070065229

Salamat po.

QUESTIONS ABOUT HIV AND AIDS?

WANT TO GET TESTED?

CALL US!

TRR HIV Hotline Numbers 

0928-908-6288

0977-131-2046

0906-389-2402

 0917-899-0473

0927-823-0300 

0917-932-3122

0916-216-2066

If you want to join a private HIV support group in Facebook, please add our Online Care Manager, Tomasito Ang Suta, or our Program Coordinator, Keren Augustin C. Blances and request to be added in the group. We have a lot of PLHIV, counselors, HIV doctors, advocates and supporters who you can talk to.

"Spreading Compassion"

-Project Red Ribbon-

Want to be ASSISTED for the HIV TEST?? 

Check this link:

CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

If you have comments or questions, please click this link:

Contact Pozziepinoy

© Copyright. All Rights Reserved by Pozziepinoy 2012

Credits: 

Image by FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Tags: HIV Manila, HIV Philippines, AIDS Manila, AIDS Philippines, HIV/AIDS Manila, HIV/AIDS Philippines

Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry: December 2015 Report

The HIV/AIDS and ART Registry of the Philippines (HARP) of the Department of Health-Epidemiology Bureau has released its December 2015 report showing that there were 650 new HIV cases last December 2015. From the report, it showed97% of the new cases were male and 28% of these cases belong to the 15-24 age range.

For full detail of the report, please see below.

(Source: Department of Health - Epidemiology Bureau)

QUESTIONS ABOUT HIV AND AIDS?

WANT TO GET TESTED?

CALL US!

TRR HIV Hotline Numbers 

0928-908-6288

0977-131-2046

0906-389-2402

 0917-899-0473

0927-823-0300 

0917-932-3122

0916-216-2066

If you want to join a private HIV support group in Facebook, please add our Online Care Manager, Tomasito Ang Suta, or our Program Coordinator, Keren Augustin C. Blances and request to be added in the group. We have a lot of PLHIV, counselors, HIV doctors, advocates and supporters who you can talk to.

"Spreading Compassion"

-Project Red Ribbon-

Want to be ASSISTED for the HIV TEST?? 

Check this link:

CARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

If you have comments or questions, please click this link:

Contact Pozziepinoy

© Copyright. All Rights Reserved by Pozziepinoy 2012

Credits: 

Image by FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Tags: HIV Manila, HIV Philippines, AIDS Manila, AIDS Philippines, HIV/AIDS Manila, HIV/AIDS Philippines

Want to be ASSISTED?

The Project Red Ribbon is open today for:

1. One-on-one and Family Counseling.
2. FREE condoms and water-based lubricant distribution.
3. HIV and AIDS Flyer distribution
4. Assistance to a FREE HIV Testing Center.

Your LIFE can be SAVED!

Your life can be saved!

Early HIV testing and early treatment are the keys to saving one’s health and life. Obstacles to these are misinformation about HIV and AIDS, stigma and discrimination issues and lack of information about treatment protocols. 

MY PLHIV Journey: This is my story R15-JCM2-ALPHA

This is my Journey as a PLHIV ;)

July 18, 2015. Today I thought I Died.. :( … It was 6 months ago since i was diagnosed with minimal tuberculosis and almost done with the treatment when I caught another disease early july and it was pneumonia… My Infectious Disease doctor advised me to take the test but I always neglected to do so… 

July 18,2015, I decided to do that through RITM-Satellite Malate and I was with my friend XXX.. Told her if I got tested positive I’ll accept that… I filled out the necessary form and was having doubts to be tested. When I was about to be called (A number away from the last extract).. (actually I told XXX lets just go home) So the extraction is done, A counselor approached me and orient me about everything and ask us to be back after 2 hours for the results… XXX and I went to McDonalds to eat and told her lets just go home and lets just not get the results..hahaha lol :P 

They Need Your Help!

Project Red Ribbon has a lot of HIV clients needing medical assistance for their laboratory tests and medicines for their opportunistic infections. These patients that we help are indigent and ask the foundation to help them..

THEY NEED YOUR HELP!

We know you can donate. We know you can help. We know you have a generous heart.