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

Saturday, June 25, 2016

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New TRR Hotline Numbers

Here are our updated TRR Numbers for counselling. Please bear in mind that people behind the lines are volunteers of Project Red Ribbon.

Call if you have concerns about:

1. HIV Testing
2. Free HIV Screening / Test Kits
3. Free Condoms and Lubricants
4. Personal Counselling
5. Assistance to HIV and AIDS Treatment Hubs
6. Concerns about opportunistic infections
7. Concerns about Antiretroviral Medicines
8. Concerns about financial support if you are an economically challenged person living with HIV.
9. Complaints about confidentiality, screening and testing and treatment and care.
10. If you are looking for a support group




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I Need Help!

Hello,

I emailed you guys because I have a huge problem. 

I just tested positive of HIV just 3 days ago. I am currently in a tourist visa here in Oman.My purpose going here is to look for jobs and fortunately i got one. So i took my medical and there i got to discovered that i am hiv positive. I am a fresh married guy last May 6,2016 and on the same day we did love makings. I don't know the details of my HIV because the hospital here in Oman send it to their Ministry of Health for confirmation so i need to wait 10 days for that and i can't wait for it anymore because my visa will expire on june 28, 2016. 

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

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Get a FREE HIV Screening Anytime!


Tuesday, April 26, 2016

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FREE HIV Screening!




FREE HIV Screening at the TRR Office from 9am to 4pm every Tuesday, Wed, Thursday and Saturday.
Quick HIV screening. No questions. Confidential. Result in a few minutes.
TRR Office: 
Unit 607 Lumiere Suites, #21 General Capinpin Street, 
Barangay San Antonio, Ortigas Center, Pasig City.
Call for inquiries: 02-656-7297


NOTE: Quickie is also happening:
Rainbow Barracks, Baguio City
4th Flr. NRC Bldg., Abanao Street
Baguio City
0910-425-6997-Smart or 0915-128


This is a joint project of Project Red Ribbon and the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine-AIDS Research Group

Saturday, April 23, 2016

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HIV Epidemic Among Adolescents in the Philippines

Report from 2011 to 2015 showed 230% increase in HIV cases among young key affected population (YKAP).

Please see report below for more details.

(Source: Department of Health - Philippine HIV Epicenter, Epidemiology Bureau)




Wednesday, April 13, 2016

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AIDS Hour 2016 and PIACM 2016

Join the Philippine International AIDS Candlelight Memorial 2016 this coming May 14, 2016, the highlight of which is the 1st AIDS Hour. 

If you are from the National Capital Region (NCR), please come to the PIACM 2016 on May 14, 2016 at the Liwasang Aurora, Quezon Memorial Circle from 3pm to 9pm. See Quezon City, the Host City of the AIDS Hour transform its City Symbol.

For updates, please like us on FB at www.facebook.com/philippineIACM

See official Department of Health memo below:

Want to be an AIDS Hour Coordinator representing your organization, school, company, institution? Please email us at AIDSHour@projectredribb.org.

Sunday, April 3, 2016

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Thinking to go to MMC


Hi! 

I am doagnosed with HIV+ this January. I was referred to San Lazaro hospital and is scheduled for cd4 april 12. I saw the situation at SLH and i coudnt see myselft being treated there due to exposure and long lines. Can you help me on how to be checked at mmc?

Should i push first with cd4 count at san lazaro or should i do everything at mmc?

Please reply asap.
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Confidential HIV Testing at your Home!


Want to get tested in your own home, at your own scheduled time?

 Extra Service is an innovative program of Project Red Ribbon for the benefit of The Love Fund, to provide pre and post HIV counseling and HIV testing in the comfort of your own place at your own scheduled time. This is a confidential HIV testing for a fee following the protocol of HIV testing, the conduct of which is done by certified HIV counselors and HIV proficient medical technologist. 

 Initial project will run in the National capital Region first.

 Are you are scared to get tested in an HIV Clinic? Then Extra Service is for you! 
For inquiries, please call or text us now at:

0917-943-5106
0919-435-8860
0915-427-3407



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