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

Showing posts with label HIV in Saudi Arabia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HIV in Saudi Arabia. Show all posts

Thursday, January 9, 2014

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Email 458: OFW in KSA

Hi there!  Thanks for your blog which is indeed very helpful.

I had an unprotected sex sometime in September 2013 before going back to KSA.  Few days after, while in KSA, I noticed a milky fluid coming out from my penis.  So without hesitations I consulted a doctor and the lab results revealed that I was infected with Gonorrhea and Chlamydia.  I was given medications then.  Fortunately HIV was non-reactive.  Few days more, I developed a lip sore (herpes as the doctor described) and was having fever, colds and cough.  I went again with the doctor and he told me that it COULD be a sign of HIV but he is 90% sure that I don't have.  He advised me to contact my partner in Philippines and have himself tested just to confirm and relieve me from worrying so much.  So I asked my partner to do the test.  Approximately a month after, my partner had himself tested and Thank God it was not reactive as well.  This somehow gave me a relief aside from the fact that I usually get well every time I encounter flu-like sickness. Now, it's about 4 months since the unprotected sex but it still worry me because there are times that I still have flu-like sickness but thank God I still got well.  I am afraid of having an HIV test again here in KSA even just for confirmation because I am afraid of the results and being deported just in case results would not be favorable.

Based on the above, is it safe to say that I don't have HIV anymore?  When I get home to Philippines I will still subject myself to test.  For now I just want to relieve myself from worrying.  I am also afraid of going alone to the  test centers.

Appreciate your advise.  Please don't post my email address.

Sincerely,

Mr. Pessimist 

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

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Email 420: Worried OFW in Saudi Arabia


hi pozziepinoy, nadiscover kita thru search engine...and then naisip ko na iemail kita...me problem ako na more than 1 year ko na iniisip....nahihiya man po ako but need ko ng expert na kausap...

 i am working in saudi arabia and then last may 2012, annual leave ko.nagkaron po ako ng sexmate...then last june bumalik na po ako ng saudi.;then bgla nia po ako chinat na HIV positive daw po xa.lumaabas s medical examination nia supposedly papunta din po xa ng saudi...sobrang nagpalpitate po talaga ako at di ko alam ang gagawin...naawa din ako s kanya dhil lahat ng pangarap nia n makapagabroad eh bglang nawalan n ng pag asa...

Friday, July 5, 2013

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Email 398: Worried OFW


Dear Pozzie,

Nabasa ko po ang blogs nyo at very enlightening and informative po.
Im not sure po kung positive ako pero there are times na ang partner ko is ayaw mag condom.at sabi nila mataas daw ang HIV cases sa Saudi. by the way im working here In Saudi Arabia at gustong gusto ko magpa test po.kaso baka malaman ng goverment nila in case positive at  pauwiin ako at ako lang ang bread winner. im planning pag vacation ko sa February 2014 at dederetso ako sa RITM satellite office sa malate para magpa test.bago uuwi ng probinsya.

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