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iCON: The Doctor is always IN!

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By Ronald Bugarin In these changing times, medical consultations are more critical than ever. When mobility is limited, you’re far away, or when you just can’t fit a doctor’s appointment with your busy schedule, LoveYourself has come up with an innovative service. Interactive Consultation (iCON) lets clients enrolled for HIV treatment in our community centers consult with their treatment doctor right at the comforts of their home. To avail of this service, clients can sign-up via the iCON sign-up link or through the Booking site by clicking their preferred treatment doctor, date and time of consultation.  Other personal information shall be required as well as a self assessment if client is possibly exposed to COVID before appointment can be booked. Treatment staff of our community centers shall then reach out to the client with a phone call on their appointment date and time to confirm their request for doctor's consultation as well as the mode of online consultation (e.g. via ...

Beat The Bugs: Outsmarting Sexually Transmitted Infections

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By Francis Dimaano and Raymond Manahan Illustration of Baceria Retrieved from:  https://www.needpix.com/photo/1553464/clipart-clipart-illustration-graphic-cartoon-germs-bacteria-bacterial-virus Take self-care to the next level. The Triangle of Self Care doesn’t only apply to HIV. It’s first point, Timely Testing and Treatment is especially relevant to a vast range of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). LoveYourself is now paving the wider road towards a healthier sex life as it offers STI testing, consultation, and treatment services. STI Testing The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the use of techniques and procedures that test multiple STIs at once. This makes sure that the treatment to be prescribed completely addresses all possible infections. Clients who get tested for HIV at LoveYourself Anglo and Uni get tested for Hepatitis B and Syphilis as well. This is because these STIs have the same modes of transmission as HIV, and are also initially asympt...