Divine Word Hospital HIV Treatment Hub

20/10/2022

Monitoring activity done today by PBSP and NTP City Health Office-Tacloban City for the implementation of TB-HIV Collaboration in CHD-Eastern Visayas.

We continue to work together to enhance the services for TB clients by providing counseling and testing for HIV.

07/10/2022

Orientation on m-PIMA HIV 1/2 Viral Load equipment held yesterday October 6, 2022 @ Divine Word Hospital SB 4th floor hall attended by members of Divine Word Hospital HIV Treatment Hub (HACT) composed of HIV proficient medical technologists, HIV counselors, nurse and product specialist/representative from Abbott Laboratories.

The DWH HACT facility will soon be ready to serve our HIV clients by making the HIV Viral Load test accessible which is one essential part of monitoring the treatment and management of care.

The aim of HIV Viral Load Test is for the clients to be virally suppressed following compliance to antiretroviral therapy. With that,
the goal of "UNDETECTABLE=UNTRANSMITTABLE" (U=U) is achieved. People living with HIV cannot pass the infection when they have undetectable levels of the virus.

16/06/2022

SHARING IS CARING. ❤

The DWH HIV Treatment Hub shares stocks of Antiretroviral Medication with Northern Samar Provincial Hospital.

(In photo)
Dr. Zek Valera of NSPH with Cecille Caones, RMT, RN the HACT Nurse of DWH.

For people living with HIV, antiretroviral therapy (ART) is LIFE-SAVING. 🙏

09/12/2021

Earlier today, one of our patients has GOOD NEWS! His CD4 count improved and Viral Load is NOT DETECTED.

What does NOT DETECTED Viral Load mean?
It means that the load of HIV in the patient's blood is so low that it cannot be detected by the test. The HIV medication or the ANTIRETROVIRAL (ARV) THERAPY effectively treats PLHIVs.

To maintain a NOT DETECTED status, ADHERENCE and COMPLIANCE to HIV medication are very important.

UNDETECTABLE = UNTRANSMITTABLE (U=U)

There is still no cure for HIV. But Antiretroviral Therapy is LIFE-SAVING. 🙏

04/12/2021

https://youtu.be/jEAxvKiPtnk

The third in our new HIV explainer series. ‘How does HIV treatment work?’ tells you exactly what antiretroviral treatment does and what to expect from it.

04/12/2021

LOVE will always be more powerful than any virus.

03/12/2021

Know the answers to FAQs about HIV and AIDS ,how HIV screening test is done and what Antiretroviral (ARV) Therapy is about.

Get tested and seek consult from a facility with trained healthcare professionals such as Infectious Diseases Consultants, HIV Proficient Medical Technologists, HIV Counselors and Nurses like what Divine Word Hospital can offer.

02/12/2021

The team of professionals in charge of the detection/diagnosis, treatment, care and support for PLHIVs.

HACT Physicians (Adult&Pedia), HIV Counselors, HIV Proficient Medical Technologists, HIV Treatment Hub Nurse & Infection Control Nurse

02/12/2021

World AIDS Day 2021

Our HIV/AIDS Core Team (HACT) aims to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS.

HIV is not anymore a death sentence.
GET TESTED. If diagnosed "Positive", ARV (Antiretroviral) Therapy is LIFE-SAVING. 🙏

To get access of HIV Counseling and Testing, please visit Divine Word Hospital HACT Clinic (HIV Treatment Hub)
Mobile number: 09157147711
E-mail address: dwhhactoffice@gmail.com
Official page: Divine Word Hospital HIV Treatment Hub

25/11/2021

As we prioritize leading the COVID-19 response, we must at the same time invest in communities to end the HIV epidemic everywhere.

World AIDS Day is celebrated annually on December 1st. We remember those who have died from the disease. We honor the ones who fight bravely - the People Living with HIV (PLHIV).

Let us END the STIGMA. They are HUMANS and they deserve to LIVE and be HEARD.

Fight HIV/AIDS, not the person with HIV/AIDS.

03/06/2021

April 2021 HIV/AIDS & ART Registry of the Philippines (HARP) report.

As of last month, Region 8 is in the top 10 of the proportion by region of newly diagnosed cases.

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05/04/2021

It is this time again for the HIV ART Monthly Inventory Report (MIR). Submission of the said report is scheduled every 5th day of the month. All information are directly forwarded to Department of Health (DOH) main office for a timely surveillance and medication inventory.

Divine Word Hospital (DWH) HIV Treatment Hub makes sure that the essential reports are submitted as required.

Hope we all have a good day today!
Keep safe. 🙏

23/03/2021

Plasma samples of our hub clients for HIV Viral Load Test. This test is done to check how much of the HIV is in the body and to determine the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy (ART). Most of these clients are doing well, stable and they live a good life. 😊 They are compliant with ARV medication, follow up consult and monitoring of routine laboratory tests.

The goal of the test is to achieve UNDETECTABLE/NOT DETECTABLE status. This means that the treatment is able to reduce HIV to small quantities that it can no longer be detected by standard blood test. This also implies that people living with HIV who have an UNDETECTABLE viral load CANNOT transmit HIV through sexual in*******se. BUT, this does not mean that HIV is cured. There is still NO CURE for HIV. Thus, ART is a lifetime treatment.

HIV is manageable and treatable. First step is to GET TESTED. Once positive, seek consult and adhere to treatment.

Stay UNDETECTABLE and help end HIV/AIDS pandemic.

11/03/2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG1WxJPncmQ

Infectious disease specialist and molecular epidemiologist Dr. Edsel Maurice Salvaña expounds on the effects of antiretroviral drugs intake, and highlights t...

02/03/2021

Is there someone you know who approached you and told you about his/her HIV status? Obviously that person TRUSTS YOU... How would you react to it? What will you say?

Asking questions about HIV is important to learning and understanding it. But remember, there is a time and place, and right now your friend NEEDS YOU to be SUPPORTIVE, not OFFENSIVE.

02/03/2021

01/03/2021

It was in 2018 and 2019 when HIV cases started to escalate fast here in Region 8 - Leyte and Samar provinces.

Males, young adults (20-24 years old) and middle-aged individuals (25-35 years old), were the mostly affected by the infection.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN2BrmqkPKc

JCI The Red Line Initiative: Fighting HIV starts with Education and Awareness