PRONASIDA (National HIV/AIDS and STI Programme) counselling and laboratory service
Programa Nacional de Control del VIH/Sida e ITS (PRONASIDA)
Public sexual health clinic · Asunción, Paraguay
Can I go now?
Appointment needed
Published by Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social· 22 Sep 2026Book a test slot on WhatsApp or by phone (+595 982 798 825), Monday to Friday 07:00–15:00, or by email to turnolaboratorio@pronasida.gov.py. The counselling division tests and hands out results Monday to Friday 06:30–15:00; the laboratory keeps the same hours. Weekend hours are not published.
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go — The ministry describes the service as free for the population; it does not mention foreign visitors or which documents are asked for. Ask when you book.
About
The Ministry of Health's national HIV programme runs a counselling and laboratory service at its own headquarters where HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B tests are free, voluntary and confidential, with appointments by WhatsApp, and it is one of the places in Asunción where PrEP is prescribed.
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
Book a test slot on WhatsApp or by phone (+595 982 798 825), Monday to Friday 07:00–15:00, or by email to turnolaboratorio@pronasida.gov.py. The counselling division tests and hands out results Monday to Friday 06:30–15:00; the laboratory keeps the same hours. Weekend hours are not published.
Languages: Spanish — The ministry's pages are in Spanish only.
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| HIV lab test | Everyone | Free HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B tests are described as free, voluntary and confidential in Ministry of Health services. |
| Syphilis test | Everyone | Free Free in Ministry of Health services. |
| Hepatitis B & C test | Everyone | Free Hepatitis B test, free in Ministry of Health services. |
| PrEP — start here | Everyone | Free The ministry says PEP and PrEP are available free of charge in its services; whether that applies to short-term visitors 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
Paraguay: good to know
- PEP in this country. Paraguay's Ministry of Health says PEP is an emergency treatment started within 72 hours of a possible exposure (including unprotected sex) and taken for 28 days, that it is free throughout the country, and that it can be requested at district, regional and specialised public hospitals. The national HIV programme (PRONASIDA) distributes emergency packs of the medication to those hospitals. The statement does not say how this applies to short-term visitors, so go to the nearest public hospital's emergency department (urgencias) as soon as you can and say you need profilaxis post exposición.
Emergency number: 911
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · Published by Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social · 22 Sep 2026 · www.mspbs.gov.py — PRONASIDA hours page: counselling division does HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B tests Monday to Friday 06:30–15:00, book on 0982 798 825; laboratory same hours; results Monday to Friday 06:30–15:00; tests free, voluntary and confidential in ministry services; switchboard +595 21 204 604; SAI-IMT clinic and pharmacy contacts.
- e2 · Published by Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social · 22 Sep 2026 · www.mspbs.gov.py — Ministry news, 22 April 2020: HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B tests plus CD4 and viral load by appointment at the PRONASIDA headquarters, Avda. Venezuela casi Teniente Escurra, Asunción; WhatsApp or phone 0982 798 825 Monday to Friday 07:00–15:00; email turnolaboratorio@pronasida.gov.py.
- e3 · Published by Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social · 22 Sep 2026 · www.mspbs.gov.py — Ministry news, 26 February 2025: PEP within 72 hours for 28 days, free nationwide at district, regional and specialised hospitals, emergency packs distributed by PRONASIDA; PrEP free and available at ten services including PRONASIDA, Instituto de Medicina Tropical, Hospital General Barrio Obrero and Hospital San Pablo; teleconsultations for PrEP.
- e4 · Published by Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social · 22 Sep 2026 · www.mspbs.gov.py — Ministry news, 6 December 2021: rapid HIV and syphilis tests at ministry services in all 18 health regions; no doctor's order and no fasting needed; voluntary, free and confidential.
- e5 · Published by Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social · 22 Sep 2026 · www.mspbs.gov.py — Ministry news, 19 September 2026: HIV testing free and confidential in the public network; same-day treatment start protocols at counselling services; 180 people started antiretroviral treatment at PRONASIDA's counselling service between November 2025 and August 2026; self-tests added; 1,966 people on PrEP.
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