National Center for Infectious Diseases outpatient clinic (former National AIDS Center)
Ինֆեկցիոն հիվանդությունների ազգային կենտրոն
Public sexual health clinic · Yerevan, Armenia
Can I go now?
Contact the clinic to arrange a visit
Call the polyclinic office on +374 10 617107, or 8424 from an Armenian SIM. The older AIDS-centre site gives weekday hours of 9:00 to 18:00 and the current site 9:00 to 16:00, so call before a late visit.
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go — The testing page says testing at these facilities is free and does not mention foreign citizens; ask first.
About
Armenia's national infectious diseases centre, which absorbed the National AIDS Center in 2020, runs the outpatient clinic in Avan where its HIV testing page says testing is free, can be anonymous and gives a result in one to two days.
Why you might feel comfortable here
This clinic doesn’t advertise itself as LGBTQ+ friendly. Most clinics don’t, so this isn’t a sign that it’s unwelcoming. If you’ve been, tell us how you were treated.
Services
Results: 1 to 2 days
Booking, access & languages
Call the polyclinic office on +374 10 617107, or 8424 from an Armenian SIM. The older AIDS-centre site gives weekday hours of 9:00 to 18:00 and the current site 9:00 to 16:00, so call before a late visit.
Languages: HY, Russian — The current website has Armenian, Russian and English versions.
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| HIV lab test | Everyone | Free The testing page says HIV testing at the listed facilities is free; whether this applies to foreign citizens is not stated. |
Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.
After you leave
Results by: in person
Armenia: good to know
- PEP in this country. No official source found describes where a visitor can get PEP in Armenia. Dignity (formerly New Generation Humanitarian NGO) says it supports people in accessing PEP and PrEP services and does rapid HIV testing; it publishes Yerevan phone numbers (+374 60 378989, +374 60 478989) but no street address, so call first.Community-endorsed Dignity Humanitarian NGO· 22 Sep 2026
- Legal & safety. The UK government's travel advice says same-sex sexual activity has been legal in Armenia since 2003 but that many Armenians still view same-sex couples with disapproval, that LGBT+ people in Armenia tend to be discreet, and that local LGBT+ groups occasionally suffer verbal and physical harassment.Published by GOV.UK foreign travel advice (FCDO)· 22 Sep 2026
Emergency number: 911
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · Published by National Center for Infectious Diseases (Armenia) · 22 Sep 2026 · ncid.am — Home page: 'National Center for Infectious Diseases of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia'; outpatient clinic 'Armenia, 0040, Yerevan Acharyan st., 2 house', director's office +374-10-617107; main number 8424; 'Working hours 09:00-16:42 Working days from Monday to Friday'.
- e2 · Published by National AIDS Center of Armenia (armaids.am) · 22 Sep 2026 · www.armaids.am — HIV testing page on the organisation's older site: 'Testing at these facilities is free of charge. If desired, you may be tested anonymously'; Yerevan, Avan, Acharyan 2; every day except Saturday and Sunday 9.00-18.00; 3-5 ml blood sample; result usually within 1-2 days; pre- and post-test counselling. The site's news stops in 2017.
- e3 · Published by National AIDS Center of Armenia (armaids.am) · 22 Sep 2026 · www.armaids.am — Contacts: Acharyan 2, 0040 Yerevan; (37410) 61-07-30, (37410) 61-71-07.
- e4 · Published by National Center for Infectious Diseases (Armenia) · 22 Sep 2026 · ncid.am — Contact page: polyclinic 'Armenia, 0040, Yerevan, Acharyan St., Building 2'; (010)-617107; ncid@ncid.am; Monday to Friday 09:00-16:00.
- e5 · Published by National Center for Infectious Diseases (Armenia) · 22 Sep 2026 · ncid.am — History: established at the beginning of 2020 by merging the Nork Infectious Clinical Hospital and the Republican Center for the Prevention of HIV/AIDS; building at 2 Acharian Street since 2005; savings redirected 'towards enrolling new patients with HIV infection under dispensary surveillance'; integration improved 'the organization of patient treatment processes'.
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