RHWC is the sole primary treatment facility in the Davao Region.
It is a facility for prevention, treatment care, support, as well as to promote testing.
RHWC head Dr. Jordana Ramiterre said they are well-connected with the Department of Health Davao Region for the support services that they provide.
"It is all in place from prevention, treatment and care services, the patients go back to our facility every now and then, we also have laboratories because we have to test their response to the treatment so this is really for lifetime,”she said in a report from the City Information Office.
Ramittere said their services are outpatient and they encourage those who suspect that they have HIV to go to the center and ask for a free test.
"The testing is free because the kits are from the Department of Health and our treatment is also free because it is under Philhealth since RHWC is also Philhealth-accredited,”she said.
Ramiterre said that hospitals in the city, such as the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), also have an allocation for antiretroviral drugs used for treatment as it also has Philhealth accreditation. Davao Doctors Hospital also has treatment drugs but not for free.
Ramiterre urged Davaoeños to visit RHWC for testing and treatment purposes.
"They should be tested early so that they can start to take the drugs before the symptoms appear,” she said.
She added that their facility manages patients through outpatient arrangement, primarily those who do not show symptoms yet. The antiretroviral drugs are also for those who are not manifesting symptoms yet.
"It is for those who do not have symptoms, for as long as we start early, and they practice a healthy lifestyle and they are doing what they can do, so this facility is really for outpatient cases,”Ramiterre further said.
The RHWC is located at Emilio Jacinto St, Poblacion District, Davao City and those who are interested in availing their programs may contact (082) 222 4187.
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