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 RITM Alabang. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RITM Alabang. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

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Email 450: Questions About Vaccines


Tanong ko lang...Yung vaccines po ba pwedeng gawin outside RITM and kailangan ba ng prescription ng doctor? Mahal ba sa RITM yung mga Vaccines?

TRANSLATION

 Question. Can I get the vaccines outside RITM and do I need prescription from the doctor? Are the vaccines expensive in RITM?

Thursday, May 23, 2013

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Email 375: My Brother is HIV Positive!


My brother was diagnosed  HIV positive. He is now suffering from diarrhea, he can't eat and has a rapid loss of weight.  He almost lost hope that he will be better... We are still praying and hoping that he will be ok. Now, he will be confined again in RITM. We almost have no money to support him. But we want him to be ok.  His CD4 count is only 6. Is he 
going to be ok? What am I going to do? We love him so much...we dont want 
to lose him. We want him to live...

XXX


POZZIEPINOY'S RESPONSE

Hi XXX.

Thank you for your email.

I feel your concern about your brother but let me tell you this, as long as your brother keeps a fighting spirit and stays positive and really believes that he will get well; as long as he is the hospital, with all his infections identified and all the tests medicines are given to him, then everything will be ok.  I have talked to a lot of PLHIV's who had single digit CD4 before with multiple infections and they are doing great right now. I know that treatment of opportunistic infections is not covered by the hubs, but since your brother is in RITM Alabang, if you can't afford the medicines or laboratory tests required to determine the opportunistic infections that your brother has, then just go to RITM-ARG and look for either Maram, Ate Beth or Let. If the medicines are cheap, then The Love Fund can help your brother out. If the medicines needed are too expensive and your brother needs confinement and treatment for a long period of time, you can ask the staff to help your brother out through PCSO. Maram, Ate Beth or Let will definitely assist you with all the requirements and once everything is ready, Dr. Ditangco will call me when you are ready to go to the PCSO office so I can help expedite the process.

For the meantime, coordinate with your brother's HIV doctor so you will know the next steps. Also, tell your brother that he needs to stay positive and have a strong heart to fight. Tell him that he is never alone with his fight and that me and the rest of the PLHIV's who are reading the blog will be praying for him.

I hope I was able to answer your concern. Please feel free to email me again if you have other questions.


Stay healthy,
Pozziepinoy

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

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Email 252: Room Rates in RITM

Hi.

 I would like to ask how much would it cost me if I'd had to be confined in ritm? Like how much is the room rate etc. thanks

Noob

Monday, December 3, 2012

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Our Christmas Gift

Thank you to all those who have contributed to "Our Christmas Gift" for RITM-ARG. Because of all your help, RITM-ARG has the following in their reception area and office.

 1. Entertainment Equipments

2. Center table


 3. Printer

4. Sofa: To follow. 

 Thank you to all my friends and to all those who I have assisted, who have learned the importance of giving back. I will be forever grateful for all your support and RITM-ARG will never forget your generosity!

"WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER.
NO PLHIV is alone with his or her struggle with HIV!"

-Pozziepinoy-


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Thursday, November 29, 2012

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Email 135: Needs Support and Prayers


Hi Pozzie..

I am glad I was able to read your blog about HIV cases. I was surprised when I knew that my brother 26 is HIV positive. Last May he was diagnosed with PTB and last October with pneumonia. This time he was confined in RITM Alabang because he has CMV retinitis. We just got his confirmatory test last Monday Nov 26, 2012 and he is HIV positive.

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

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Email 132: Worried Woman

Hello Pozziepinoy.

 By the way I'm XXX.  I just really want to know what's going on. 

Saturday, November 10, 2012

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Email 108: About Diarrhea, CD4 and Treatment Hubs


Hi Pozzie,

First of all, thank you for people like you. This blog of yours is really helpful. I admire the work that you do for others.

I got tested yesterday and it was reactive HIV 1, non-reactive to HIV 2. I was told it meant I am HIV+.

Thursday, November 8, 2012

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Email 103: "I want to Get an HIV Test"

Hi Pozzie,

I found your blog doing some research about HIV/AIDS. I've been wanting to get an HIV test since I believe I may have been exposed to the HIV virus. I just want to know the cost for the test cause in one your blogs it said it was free only to MSM. May I also go directly to RITM in alabang to have the test done at their facility? 

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