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 OHAT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OHAT. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

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Revised Outpatient HIV/AIDS Treatment (OHAT) Package of PhilHealth

The revised Outpatient HIV/AIDS Treatment (OHAT) Package of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) just came out.

During the discussion with the Technical Working Group and stakeholders, PhilHealth discussed the some important matters that were added to the revised guidelines. This includes the availment of OHAT package in all 22 HIV and AIDS Treatment hubs in the country:

1. Baguio General Hospita and Medical Center
2. Ilocos Training and Regional Medical Center
3. Cagayan Valley Medical Center
4. Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital
5. James L. Gordon Memorial Hospital
6. Philippine General Hospital
7. San Lazaro Hospital
8. Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
9. Makati Medical Center
10. The Medical City
11. Ospital ng Palawan
12. Bicol Regional Training and Teaching Hospital
13. Western Visayas Medical Center
14. Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital
15. Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center
16. Gov. Celestino Gallarres Memorial medical Center
17. Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center
18. Southern Philippines Medical Center
19. Northern Mindanao Medical Center
20. Zamboanga City Medical Center
21. Butuan Medical Center
22. Caraga Regional Hospital

Project Red Ribbon has been lobbying for the expansion of OHAT and in-patient coverages of Philhealth. As discussed last June 29, 2015, the proposals presented are now under study. For the in-patient coverage, TRR and RITM-ARG has presented the expanded coverage for two opportunistic infections: cryptococcal meningitis and cytomegalovirus retinitis.

For the revised PhilHealth OHAT Package, please refer below:










QUESTIONS ABOUT HIV AND AIDS?
WANT TO GET TESTED?
CALL US!

TRR HIV Hotline Numbers 


0919-642-9286
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 me, Pozzie Pinoy 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.


"We act FAST when we CARE"

-Pozziepinoy-



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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

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PhilHealth Packages for PLHIV



For the 2 months, The Project Red Ribbon Care Management Foundation (TRR) has been spearheading the revisions of the PhilHealth packages both for out-patient (OHAT) and in-patient coverage. For the sake of those who don't know what TRR is all about, the Foundation is geared towards improving the quality of lives of people living with HIV (HIV) and has been a driving force of health and wellness in the PLHIV community in the Philippines. 

 For the past 4 years since TRR started as an advocacy group and bloomed into a full blooded Foundation, we have been helping our economically challenged PLHIV for their medical needs through the TRR Love Fund and our partner PCSO. When TRR because a Foundation in July 2014, TRR has provided medical assistance worth P101,079.79 and PCSO assistance of P1,049,900. However, TRR found out that we are just addressing the the symptoms and not the root causes of the health care problems here in the country.

 PhilHealth caught the attention of TRR and during our meeting with the President and CEO of PhilHealth Atty. Padilla, we discussed on how we can review and make recommendations on how to make the best coverage plan for PLHIV.

 3 months have passed and we are now on the verge of finalizing everything after 3 tedious meetings. Trust me, the coverage is expansive and even the Department of Health - National AIDS/STI Prevention and Control Program was so excited about the undertaking. It will address a lot of issues (and concerns, if I may put it) concerning PLHIV. As the president of the TRR Foundation, I want to spill it out right now, however, I can wait for another month until it has been signed by the President of PhilHealth.







"We act FAST when we CARE"

-Pozziepinoy-



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Saturday, April 5, 2014

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Email 526: Worried About Medicines


sir pozzie 20 yrs old lang po ako at member ng philhealth ng halos magdadalwang bwan pa lamang posible po ba ako makakuha ng gamot ng libre ?

deror

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

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Email 518: Issue with PhilHealth Documents


Hello, I'm currently under maintenance after being diagnosed positive last January. I'm frustrated right now because RITM Alabang, which is my treatment hub, requires my philhealth documents including my certificate of contribution which should be requested from my company. However, my company won't release it without any medical reason and I don't want them to know what my current condition is. What should I do? Are there  
any option for me? I badly need your immediate response. Thank you.

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

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Email 509: CD4 and VL Test Concerns


dear pozziepinoy,

i was in my ARV for 2 months now , since my initial cd4 counts is 318 and they don't take my initial viral load.. my question is ,does the ARV meds are free? if it so, since i have philhealth, why do they did'nt gave me viral load test? i kept on asking the RITM staff and told me that the test of viral load comes 1 year after ARV meds are taken and it was a package of my philhealth..Dr Ditangco explain to us that we deducted or charge all the  
lab and meds quarterly,but how the meds are free and the laboratory like cd4 and viral load are given only once? succesive lab test to be done upon my discretion because i believe i can monitor my viral load every 3 months as needed.now if the said lab test will out of package, please help me explain if ARV comes free and the once or twice a year Cd4 count and annual viral load to be done and charged to philhealth,,why do they not include to  
the package which i think if meds are free, only the test will be charged on my health insurance, i dont have job at the moment and only rely my philhealth in my medication. Bottom line is, the said test is a must and be done respectivelly so where i can be in peace during this time of trials...

thank you so much and hoping for your response soon as you can!

sincerly.
hidingmyself

Thursday, August 22, 2013

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Email 546: Other PhilHealth Concerns


Hi Poz,

 Good day!

 I hope you and Tag are in good health despite worst conditions in Manila.  I've read some of your articles again sa blog mo about PhilHealth.  Lately, dito sa Cebu, our HIV Doctors are slowly enrolling us with our PhilHealth.  Concern ko lang kasi eh, I need to secure CF1 which I already have, sabi kasi ng nurse dito, I need to have an OR of my contributions as a proof.  What I got was a certification from our CompBen on my premiums.  I find it really impossible to secure an OR because our accounting is in Manila.

 My question is, can I waive my PhilHealth contributions from the Company and be an individual paying person instead of having to go through the papers?  I am getting anxious as they might suspect me about getting a CF1 every quarter for the refill.  Please help.

Monday, December 24, 2012

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Email 171: Do Private Hospitals Give Free HIV Services?


Hi Pozzie.

Just want to know if The Medical City or Makati Medical Center is offering free services (testing and treatment) for HIV+, or what hospitals or clinics are providing free services for less fortunate patients. 

 Thank you.

XXX


Thursday, September 13, 2012

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The PhilHealth Form CF1 Dilemma

The PLHIV's who work for government and the private sectors in the Philippines are required to provide the PhilHealth Form CF1 every time they go back to the HIV/AIDS treatment hubs for their refill of ARV's, which is usually every 3 months. This is the form certifying that the employee is an active contributor of PhilHealth. This is a requirement under the Out-patient HIV/AIDS Treatment package (OHAT) of PhilHealth.

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