Safe and Secure with SelfCare
The threat of COVID-19 still looms, and we’re all encouraged to stay indoors as much as possible. This, …
Innovating in times of crisis: More initiatives – acXess and digital campaigns (Part 3 of 3)
To support iCON and SelfCare, LoveYourself also introduced the acXess program to ensure the continuum of care, especially among clients who obtain reactive HIVST results. Services covered include confirmatory HIV testing, viral load, and CD4 testing, and Hepatitis B, syphilis, and CBC diagnostic services.
Innovating in times of crisis: Giving virtual consultations (Part 2 of 3)
Access to a healthcare professional is another need expressed by LoveYourself’s PLHIV clients. This has become challenging with COVID, primarily because they are concerned about their susceptibility to COVID-19 if they go out, due to their immunocompromised status. While there is still no evidence to prove that they have an indeed greater risk of acquiring COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) still advises PLHIVs, especially “those with advanced diseases, those with low CD4 and high viral load, and those who are not taking ARV” to take extra precaution.
Pia, Catriona and Various Artists “Rise As One” for HIV and COVID-19 Causes
Miss Universe Titleholders Pia Wurtzbach and Catriona Gray headlined the Rise As One: An Online Concert that happened last April 12 at the Champion Community Centers’ Facebook page.