STD Clinic, Hospicio Hospital, Margao
Public sexual health clinic · Goa, India
Can I go now?
Contact the clinic to arrange a visit
No phone number or clinic hours are published on the state health mission's page; ask at the hospital's outpatient reception for the STD clinic (these clinics are branded Suraksha Clinics nationally).
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go — Goa's pages do not say whether a foreign visitor can be seen at a government STD clinic or what they would pay.
About
One of the three government STD clinics in Goa, at the South Goa district hospital in Margao, where sexually transmitted infections are found and treated and people are referred for HIV counselling and testing.
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
Booking, access & languages
No phone number or clinic hours are published on the state health mission's page; ask at the hospital's outpatient reception for the STD clinic (these clinics are branded Suraksha Clinics nationally).
Cost
Ask the clinic about prices before you’re tested.
Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.
India: good to know
- Legal & safety. The UK government's travel advice says same-sex sexual relationships are legal in India and same-sex marriage is not, that Indian society is conservative, and that there is a risk of harassment and discrimination, especially outside big cities.Published by GOV.UK foreign travel advice (FCDO)· 22 Sep 2026
- What visitors pay. The UK government's travel advice says government and more expensive private medical care is available in major cities, and that visitors should have travel insurance covering local treatment. Goa's own pages do not say what the state's STD clinics charge, so ask at the counter before you are seen.Published by GOV.UK foreign travel advice (FCDO)· 22 Sep 2026
Emergency number: 112
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · Published by National Health Mission, Goa · 22 Sep 2026 · nhm.goa.gov.in — STD control programme page: services delivered through three STD clinics at Hospicio Hospital Margao, the new district hospital Mapusa and the Baina clinic, and through the primary and upgraded health centres; early detection of reproductive tract and sexually transmitted infections, syndromic treatment, referral for HIV counselling and testing; rapid finger-prick tests at 19 health centres with counselling and testing facilities.
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