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===Support=== | ===Support=== | ||
* [http://www.cdc.gov.tw/english/info.aspx?treeid=e79c7a9e1e9b1cdf&nowtreeid=e02c24f0dacdd729&tid=7D01A79F5FD3B63D Center for Disease Control - HIV/AIDS Info] | * [http://www.cdc.gov.tw/english/info.aspx?treeid=e79c7a9e1e9b1cdf&nowtreeid=e02c24f0dacdd729&tid=7D01A79F5FD3B63D Center for Disease Control - HIV/AIDS Info, Taiwan] | ||
* [http://www.aids-care.org.tw/english/founding.asp Taiwan AIDS Society]: Email: aidscenter6575@gmail.com | * [http://www.aids-care.org.tw/english/founding.asp Taiwan AIDS Society]: Email: aidscenter6575@gmail.com | ||
* [http://www.taiwanaids.org.tw/ Taiwan AIDS Foundation]: Education, advocacy and prevention for youth and peer education training. Email: service@taiwanaids.org.tw. Phone: +886 2 2559 2059. Fax: +886 2 2559 7263. Postal Address: 10341, 3F. No.40, ZhèngZhōu Rd, Datong District, Taipei City, 103 | |||
* [https://knowhiv.org/ H.E.A.R.T (HIV Education And Research Taiwan)]: Email: heart@knowhiv.org. Tel: 0905-139-669 | |||
* [http://www.harmonyhometaiwan.org/ Harmony Home Taiwan]: "Harmony Home Association, Taiwan (HHAT), is a registered, non-profit organization committed to helping people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS." | * [http://www.harmonyhometaiwan.org/ Harmony Home Taiwan]: "Harmony Home Association, Taiwan (HHAT), is a registered, non-profit organization committed to helping people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS." | ||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
For Taiwanese citizens with HIV/AIDS, anti-retroviral therapy (ART) is free and available. For foreigners who are diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in Taiwan, anti-retroviral medication is available, but it's not immediately free upon diagnosis. In fact, foreigners must be covered by National Health Insurance (NHI), and free ART is only free two years after initial diagnosis. In the first two years, foreigners must first cover all of their medical costs, including exams and treatments. The estimated costs for ART are NT$15,500, as of 2018. As an alternative, some foreigners choose to order ART online or import ART from abroad, such as from the [http://en.trcarc.org/?page_id=632 The Thai Red Cross].<ref>[https://knowhiv.org/en Can I be treated for HIV in Taiwan?]</ref> | |||
==Medications & Vaccines== | ==Medications & Vaccines== | ||