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TREATMENT, CARE & SUPPORT

While there is no cure for HIV or AIDS, the continuous development of safe and effective drugs have enabled HIV positive individuals to live long, productive lives. For treatment to produce the desired results however, patients must adhere to the guidelines provided by the physician. These drugs can suppress the HIV virus but cannot completely remove it from the body.

 
Physicians and various organisations provide not only treatment, but care and support. Various organisations provide nutritional counselling, food baskets and hampers, and in some cases shelter for those who find themselves unable to provide for themselves. The aim of these organisations is to improve the overall standard of life of people living with HIV & AIDS.

The following organisations provide treatment, care and support for people living with HIV & AIDS:

AIDS MANAGEMENT TEAM AT QEH (AMT)
The physicians of the AMT are responsible for the care and treatment of all the HIV/AIDS patients that enter the hospital, whether they are admitted to the paediatric or obstetrics ward.

more about the AIDS Management Team

 
AIDS SOCIETY OF BARBADOS (ASOB)
This non-governmental organisation raises funds to provide assistance with bus and taxi fare, food hampers, funding for school uniforms, lunch money and adult pampers. The AIDS Society of Barbados also accepts gifts and donations from generous patrons.

more about the AIDS Society of Barbados

 
ELROY PHILLIPS CENTRE
This centre was set up with the aim to address homelessness among the HIV & AIDS infected persons in our society. Run as a half way house, this centre can accommodate a maximum of ten residents.

 
Admission criteria for persons admitted to the Elroy Phillips Centre include:

· HIV positive or AIDS defined
· Be homeless or lacking domestic support
· Be ambulatory
· Be willing to undergo a psychiatric evaluation
· Sixteen (16) years or over
· Referred by the Selection committee

more about the Elroy Phillips Centre

 
FOOD BANK
The Food Bank is committed to providing nutritional care and support for persons living with HIV and AIDS, while helping them to achieve optimal nutritional status. The Food Bank distributes nutritionally balanced food hampers and liquid supplements,
provides nutritional counselling on healthy eating habits and provides education on food preparation among other things.

The Food Bank accepts donations and contributions, and encourages individuals and organisations to get involved.

more about the Food Bank
 

 

LADYMEADE REFERENCE UNIT
The state of the art lab is responsible for the monitoring and treatment of HIV infection.

Facilities include:

· Blood collection service

· Machines that monitor the immune system and the quantification of the amount of HIV circulating in the body

· Machines that test for other STDs

 
Recent additions:

· Elisa testing

· CD4 and CD8

· Viral load estimates and testing


The LRU lab offers:

* Access to anti-retroviral drugs
* Prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections
* Reduction of mother-child transmission (MCTC) previously with AZT (Zidovidine), now with Nevirapine or HAART
* Also Post-Exposure Prophylaxis- Occupational and Non-occupational

More about the LRU

 

HOME CARE
Many agencies, the LRU and Queen Elizabeth Hospital included, send members of staff to make home visits to patients that are unable to make it to the hospital or the clinic for treatment.
HIV/AIDS Facts

" 3 million people died of AIDS in 2001"


   

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