Living with HIV in the Philippines

The official blog of The Project Red Ribbon Care Management Foundation, Inc. (TRR).

  • 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

  • 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

  • TRR LOVE FUND

    TRR Love Fund is the arm of the foundation which provides medical assistance to the financially challenged PLHIV.

Friday, November 30, 2012

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World AIDS Day: What It Means to Me

"My  32 year old son is a testament to living with a dreadful disease. However, he has proven to all of us that  he can still live his life to the fullest, even though he has HIV. World AIDS Day to me is a sharing of successes, of celebration of life" Maria Mother of a PLHIV ...
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World AIDS Day: What It Means to Me

"World AIDS day is our day of emancipation. The day that we free ourselves from the stigma and correct the myths regarding AIDS. Since this is the first time I'm going to celebrate the World AIDS Day as a PLHIV, this gave me a better understanding of our responsibilities  to educate the people regarding HIV.  I used to wear a red ribbon to support AIDS. But now,  wearing a red ribbon will somehow put a face to HIV....
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World AIDS Day: What It Means to Me

"World AIDS Day is a reminder that the fight against the disease is not over. Although wonderful medicines have been discovered that help prevent the disease from rearing it's ugly head, there is still no cure. And people all over the world continue to suffer from HIV/AIDS.  It's still a long way to totally getting rid of the disease. But it's good to know that, every year, people all over the world unite in the fight against HIV/AIDS.  We...
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World AIDS Day: What it Means to Me

"Dec 1 last year was the same day I was discharged from ICU and it was the same day that my doctor tested me for HIV due to pneumocystis carinii infection..  I didn't know that it was World AIDS Day until I was discharged and researched on my condition. Dec 1 is my anniv of being a PLHIV, 1 year of keeping a secret to my family and frinds... but I can say that it's the healthiest year I can remember.. I took care of myself and had more...
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World AIDS Day: What it Means to Me

"World AIDS Day is a Day for me to renew my commitment in the cause of preventing the spread of the virus, and caring for those affected by HIV." Mark Alvin Lim Abrigo Program Focal Person for HIV  Philippine Red Cross ...
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World AIDS Day: What it Means to Me

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World AIDS Day: What it Means To Me

"Working directly with HIV/AIDS, WAD to me  means celebrating with PLHIV's, embracing their fight and plight, rejoicing in their success and happiness and thankful that my involvement gives meaning and purpose to my existence" ELIZABETH NAVO HIV/AIDS Advocate  and Administrative Officer, AIDS Research Group, Department of Health Research Institute for Tropical Medicine ...
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Our Voices NEED to be Heard!

To celebrate WORLD AIDS DAY,  I am calling on all  ADVOCATES and PLHIV's  to  write a paragraph or two about this topic: WORLD AIDS DAY: WHAT IT MEANS TO ME Please email it to me at pozziepinoy@yahoo.com OUR VOICES NEED TO BE HEARD! ...

Thursday, November 29, 2012

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The Love Fund: November 2012 Report

Maram Bartolome of RITM-ARG in Alabang just sent me an email about the patients that have been helped by The Love Fund. Here is the list for November 2012: HIV with multiple infections:was assisted with laboratory work and medicines HIV patient: was assisted with his transportation fares and medicines (antibiotics and optha medicines) HIV with oral candidiasis: was assisted with fluconazole 4 HIV patients: were assisted with registration...
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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 134: Urgently Needing Help

Hi Pozziepinoy. Pls help me. I was diagnosed HIV positive at Manila hygiene clinic last Nov 13 & still waiting for confirmatory result. I'm not feeling well and I just realized that the symptoms I had since Feb were HIV related. Confirmatory result is having delays for some reasons I don't know.  ...
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Email 133: Feeling Helpless

Good day.  This is XXX. I feel helpless now. I'm 20 and I'm afraid I was infected by h.i.v. Hindi naman ako nkikipagsex sa kahit sino. Di ko na talaga alam ang gagawin ko, lito-litong na ako. Di ko alam kung saan ako kukuha ng pera pampa consult tsaka gamot. Hope hndi ako infected ng h.i.v. ...
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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. ...

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

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Email 131: New Pozzie Needs Direction

Dear Pozzie, I have been reading your blog since yesterday and it is indeed informative. I am an HIV+ bi guy and was diagnosed of HIV only last week. There is nothing I can do right now but move forward and make sure I will always be healthy. Therefore, I want to know the next steps I should take...

Thursday, November 22, 2012

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Email 130: ARV's in RITM-ARG

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Email 129: Which Hub is Best?

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