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

Friday, August 31, 2012

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YES, You Can!

I received an email from a new pozzie who wanted just to talk. He gave me his number. As soon as I got home, I called him up. He was shocked how fast I responded to him. I just told him that it seems that it was an urgent thing.
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Drug Testing and ARV's

Today I went to get my Drug Test for my Mayor's Permit for my company. On the way there, I remembered that one pozzie before thought that he might not get his driver's license because he was worried what to put in the form for the medicines that he was taking. He was thinking that the officer-in-charge of the testing might ask him about the medicines that he was taking and what his answer would be. Issues of disclosure came to his mind. He was also afraid that the the result of the drug testing would turn out positive.

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DOH NEC HIV/AIDS July 2012 Registry

The DOH-NEC Philippine HIV and AIDS Registry for July 2012 just recently came out. This report shows the cases reported in the country.

From the report, there are 278 new HIV cases, which is 36% higher compared to the same period last year. 95% of the cases were males, with median age of 27. The most number of cases reported where in the 20-29 age group. Cases from the National Capital Region (NCR) showed 55% or 144 of the reported cases.

Thursday, August 30, 2012

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The Love Fund Report: August 2012

I texted Maram and Ate Beth and asked them for the list of the beneficiaries of The Love Fund (TLF) for this month. Maram just emailed me the list. In behalf of the staff of RITM-ARG and The Love Fund, thank you very much for all the donations. Please keep them coming as there are a lot more indigent people who are in need of medical assistance.

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Treatment Timeline


1st Consultation and Tests

Today you found out that you are HIV positive as shown in your confirmatory letter. You are shocked of course, because, who won’t be? The HIV status is pretty devastating as nobody around your circle has openly discussed about it. You get confused. You turn to read articles about it from the net. Then you realize that you need to do things for your health. 

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PP Prayers List 9


I will be sending the PozziePinoy's Prayer List again to the heads of churches here in the country and in two church organizations in the United States this Friday evening. I have added new pozzies in twitter and I would like to add them have to this list. I also indicated a priority list for those who are in need of immediate prayer!


Wednesday, August 29, 2012

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PLHIV of the Week: PositHIVe


I have known PositHIVe for quite sometime now over twitter so I asked him if he could share his story to my readers. Good thing he agreed to it. 

This is his story. 

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S.E.T. New Schedules!


PLEASE BE ADVISED ON THE NEW SCHEDULES OF THE S.E.T. DUE TO THE UNAVAILABILITY OF SPEAKERS


INVITATION TO ALL PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS IN THE PHILIPPINES


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