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 Pulmonary tuberculosis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pulmonary tuberculosis. Show all posts

Monday, November 11, 2013

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Pozziepinoy, , , , , , , ,

Email 379: HIV and Pulmonary TB

Hi, I'm an avid reader of this blog. Really helpful for PEOPLE LIKE US (Bisexual) to be aware of HIV. Kudos to this blog.

My question is, Is pulmonary tuberculosis an early sign of  HIV? I had unprotected sex once MAY 2013, and i was diagnosed PULMONARY TB (but not contagoius - i had my sputum test and comes out to be negative.) last JULY 2013. We had multiple history of TB in the family? Can you educate me about the window period thingy, and TB? Btw, really shocked for me having diagnosed by TB. I really dont have signs of it aside from coughing, And  
i'm really okay now. I'm on my 2nd month of the treatment for TB. I'm pretty sure i'm 100% okay now. I dont have cough, etc. Based on what i've mentioned aboved, DO YOU THINK I HAVE HIV? I really want to get tested but i am also afraid to take it. GIVE ME STRENGTH. GUSTO KO NA MATAPOS TONG ANXIETY NA TO!!! :))

Thank you.
XXX

Friday, September 6, 2013

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Pozziepinoy, , , , , , ,

Email 573: Worried!


Hi everyone! 

 I would like to share my health condition now. I am currently diagnose by my Doctor sa sakit na Pulmonary Tuberculosis kc la png result for final evaluation and he suspected me n my relation ung sakit ko bka daw HIV+ ako. Am afraid somehow n hiv+ ako kc nga sa sakit ko na PTB pls help me what should am goin to do. No choice ako but to take an hiv  test na tlga kc am so worried of my health condition.

Selfpitty

Saturday, October 27, 2012

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Pozziepinoy, , , , , , , , , , ,

Email 84: On Tuberculosis and Hepatitis


Hi Pozziepinoy,

Ask ko lang, kasi my brother-in-law is HIV positive. He also has TB (tuberculosis) pero nag take na siya ng gamot sa TB halos 1 month na, ung SGPT at SGOT results nya sobrang taas, pero wala naman daw sinabi ang doctor kung may hepatitis ba siya. I am just worried kasi my 10 year old son is palaging nasa bahay nila at palagi nyang binibigyan ng natitira niyang pagkain. May tendency ba na mahawa ung anak ko?


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