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 Oral Thrush. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oral Thrush. Show all posts

Saturday, September 14, 2013

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What's Wrong with my Mouth?


(Source: 100 Questions & Answers About HIV and AIDS, 2nd Edition, by Joel Gallant, MD, MPH)

 The most common cause of mouth and throat problems is oropharyngeal candidiasis ("thrush"), a buildup of Candida (a common yeast or fungus). Thrush is easy to diagnose with a mirror and a flashlight. You'll see whitish-yellow curd-like patches, especially on the roof and sides of the mouth, the back of the throat, and the gums. These patches can be easily scraped off. Don't confuse a white coating on the tongue with thrush. The tongue is usually the last part of the mouth to be infected, and a white coating on the tongue, with no other evidence of thrush is usually just ... a white coating on the tongue.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

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Email 82: Take the HIV Test Again!


Hello Pozziepinoy,

I was reading about your blog for the past couple of weeks I find it very helpful especially for me.
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