Innovating in times of crisis: More initiatives - acXess and digital campaigns (Part 3 of 3)
By Edgar Bagasol Jr. and John Oliver Corciega 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. Designed to address mobility issues amid quarantine measures, acXess works in two ways: first, as a mobile laboratory where a medical technologist comes to provide testing and diagnostic services at the client’s own home; or second, as a client transport provider to pick up and drop off clients from their residence and take them to a LoveYourself facility for onsite testing and ARV initiation. To date, 22 reactive SelfCare clients have been scheduled for acXess services. LoveYourself staff ensuring proper management of data for pioneer programs Photo by Edgar Bagasol Jr. Taking advantage of the public’s increased online presence and activi...