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 Adherence. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Adherence. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

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Email 590: Late in Taking My ARV's


Hi pozzie, 

Its my 19th day sa arvs and last saturday nag start na ko ng double dose ( lami/ zido at nevi ) . Worried lng kasi aq this morning nagising kasi ako mga 8:11 am which is dapat ang inom ko ng arvs ay 8am. Itatanung ko lang kung may magiging complikasyon ba ang pag inom ng late sa pagiging resistant ng virus? 
TRANSLATION

 Hi Pozzie.

 It's my 19th day of taking ARV's and last saturday I started my double dose (lami/zido and nevi). I am worried because this morning I woke up at 8:11am when I should be taking my ARV's at 8am. I would like to ask if there will be complications in taking the ARV's late to it being resistant to the virus?

Friday, April 12, 2013

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Email 321: About Adherence


Dear friend,

I happened to read your advice on how to stay adherent to ARV medications. This is so helpful to me. I just started the medication. Thanks God i dont have much side effect. But one thing i need to get your advice is how to always stay adherent.

 Now I take ARV at 22:30 everyday and i sleep around 23h. Some days i feel very tired when I want to have an earlier sleep like 22h. Do u think I can take ARV during 22h - 22h30 and it's still considered good adherence?

Look forward to your advice

Thanks a lot

Williams

Saturday, March 23, 2013

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Forgetting ARV's?


I have received a lot of emails and text messages from PLHIV's, asking for advices whenever they have missed their doses of ARV's or took another pill instead during a scheduled intake. We all know the importance of ARV adherence to HIV treatment and our doctors keep on reminding us to follow strictly the prescribed timing of all our medicines.

Friday, February 1, 2013

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Email 228: ARV Concerns

Hi Pozziepinoy,

Question. Super late ko nainom ung arv ko kanina. Mga 2hrs late po. Sa
tingin nyo po hnd  na eeffect ang gamot ko. Bka hindi na gumana laban
sa HIV.

Friday, November 16, 2012

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Drug Resistance and Adherence


Malcolm Brown
International Contributor
Hello to all my Viral Brothers and Sisters.  

Thanks for reading this blog.  The following post concerns the issues of Drug Resistance and Adherence.

 HIV drug resistance occurs when HIV mutates and reproduces itself in the presence of Anti Retro Viral (ARV) drugs rendering them relatively ineffective.  It occurs easily in HIV because it has the highest mutation rate of any virus.  First line treatments are those that are initially recommended to treat HIV.  It has been well established that first line treatments are known to affect the response of  HIV to possible future treatments.  The best way to prevent HIV drug resistance is by strict adherence to first-line treatments. 

 Essentially adherence means taking the ARV on time and in the manner prescribed by your HIV Medical Specialist. 
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