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 Social Hygiene Clinic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Social Hygiene Clinic. Show all posts

Thursday, November 22, 2012

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Email 128: "Maybe I Have HIV"


Sir,

Good day!!!

just call me XXX from XXX..

I need help..

I wanna get tested from HIV, last year may history ako ng STD..
then ngayon i guess nabalik siya kasi last urinalysis ko 8-10 yung redblood ko sa urine; 
and there are some symptoms possible causes ng HIV or other types of STD..

Like for example yong swollen node sa inguinal area ko and then non-stoppable na mga pimples ko..

Gusto ko matest blood ko, and i do believe you will help me a lot Sir confidentially...

I’m waiting your response..
Thanks a lot.

Regards,
XXX


POZZIEPINOY'S REPLY

Hi XXX,

Thank you for your email.

Regarding your condition, it could be anything. So if you want an accurate diagnosis, you need to get a consultation with a doctor. If you think you have been exposed to HIV, you can go seek consult with an infectious disease doctor. You can also get an HIV test on your own. You can either go to any social hygiene clinic or hospital near you. You can go to RITM-ARG or RITM Satellite Clinic (check them out for directions in my my search box). 

It is best to have control over whatever you are experiencing now before it becomes worse. Do the right thing now before anything gets worse.

I hope I was able to answer your question. Feel free to email me again if you have other concerns.


Stay healthy,
Pozziepinoy

Saturday, November 3, 2012

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Confusion on CD4 Testing in RITM-ARG


I've been hearing this for quite sometime now. PLHIV's are confused if there really is FREE CD4 Testing in RITM-ARG in Alabang. There are claims that are circulating that:

1. CD4 test is not free for new patients
2. Succeeding CD4 tests will be charged to returning patients
3. A few patients said that they were charged for CD4 before.

Because of this, I called Dr. Ditangco, the head of RITM-ARG and she said that ALL patients, both new and returning, are given FREE CD4 testing and lab tests (except lab tests for specific OI's and viral load test) in RITM-ARG. She said that they have maximized their PhilHealth funds and they have free CD4 test reagents so they have the capacity to give FREE CD4 tests. She told me that the patients who are charged for CD4 testing and not given FREE CD4 are only those who are:

1. NOT patients of RITM-ARG
2. NOT patients of RITM- Satellite Clinic
3. NOT patients of RITM-ARG-supervised social hygiene clinics.
4. Patients who don't pass through RITM-ARG and who go directly to the laboratory of the RITM main hospital without any referral from RITM-ARG.

I also called Ate Beth of RITM-ARG and she said that they started giving FREE CD4 test last June 2012. This means that those who got their CD4 earlier than June 2012, really paid for their CD4 test.

So to be clear, to avail of the FREE CD4 Test in RITM-ARG:

1. You need to be a patient (both new and returning) of
     a. RITM-ARG in Alabang
     b. RITM-Satellite Clinic in Malate, Manila
     c. any RITM-ARG-Supervised social hygiene clinics

2. Do not go directly to the laboratory of RITM Main Hospital as you will be considered not a patient of RITM-ARG since you don't have a referral from RITM-ARG.




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

-Pozziepinoy-


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Monday, October 29, 2012

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Email 85: "The Changes in Me"

Hi POZZIE,

I have been reading your blogs about HIV positivism, about encouragements and about your own experiences regarding the disease. I must say, somehow, I feel related to those who are battling with the disease, including you. Four months ago I had an anal-sex intercourse with a guy whose at the same age as me (19). I got a fever a week later a really serious fever. Then I started having anxiety about my possible HIV infection.
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