Hospital Goyeneche — STI and HIV service

Hospital Goyeneche — Estrategia Sanitaria de Prevención y Control de ITS y VIH (Prossets)

Public sexual health clinic · Arequipa, Peru

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Can I go now?

Contact the clinic to arrange a visit

The hospital publishes a switchboard number; the STI and HIV service is in the area the regional government calls 'Prossets'.

Can a visitor use it?

Check with the clinic before you go — The regional government says the service is for everyone and needs no insurance; foreign visitors are not mentioned, and the Ministry of Health's testing page asks for a DNI, the Peruvian identity document.

What will it cost?

HIV test free

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About

The regional government says this public hospital's STI and HIV service tests every day of the week from 7:00 to 13:00 and that you need neither Peru's public insurance nor EsSalud cover — "the care is for everyone, free of charge".

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.

Av. Goyeneche s/n, Cercado, Arequipa

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Opening hours

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Monday	07:00–13:00
Tuesday	07:00–13:00
Wednesday	07:00–13:00
Thursday	07:00–13:00
Friday	07:00–13:00
Saturday	07:00–13:00
Sunday	07:00–13:00

Hours might differ on public holidays. These are the hours the regional government gives for the STI and HIV service, Monday to Sunday; the hospital as a whole keeps its own hours.

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Services

Rapid HIV test — Yes

Finger-prick or mouth swab; result in about 20 minutes.

The hospital's director called on people to have the rapid test at the hospital, and its STI and HIV team ran a public rapid-testing day for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.

Same-day results — Yes

Some or all results before you leave.

The Ministry of Health says the rapid test result is ready in 20 minutes and is confirmed on the spot with a second test if it is reactive.

HIV care & ART — Yes

Ongoing HIV treatment; can help if you run out of medication abroad.

The hospital treats about 1,440 people living with HIV, who receive lifelong antiretroviral treatment.

Free condoms & lube — Yes

Condoms were handed out with counselling at the hospital's testing day.

Results: Rapid HIV test result in about 20 minutes

Booking, access & languages

Phone

The hospital publishes a switchboard number; the STI and HIV service is in the area the regional government calls 'Prossets'.

No insurance required

You can be seen without local insurance or a health card.

'No es necesario tener SIS ni estar asegurado en Essalud' — you need neither Peru's public insurance nor EsSalud cover.

Languages: Spanish — The hospital's site is in Spanish only.

Cost

Service	Who	Cost
Rapid HIV test	Everyone	Free The regional government says the service is 'para todos, libre y gratuita' and needs neither SIS nor EsSalud cover.
HIV care & ART	Everyone	Free The Ministry of Health says it guarantees free access to antiretroviral treatment at health facilities across the country.

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

Peru: good to know

PEP in this country. Vía Libre, a Lima sexual health NGO, says PEP must be started within 72 hours of the exposure and can be found at every Ministry of Health (Minsa) or EsSalud hospital that provides antiretroviral treatment (TARGA). In Arequipa the Hospital Goyeneche runs that treatment programme, so it is the first place to ask; no source gives a price for a visitor.
Community-endorsed Vía Libre· 22 Sep 2026
What visitors pay. The regional government says the HIV and STI testing service at the Hospital Goyeneche is open to everyone: 'No es necesario tener SIS ni estar asegurado en Essalud' — you do not need Peru's public insurance or EsSalud cover — and the care is 'para todos, libre y gratuita'.
Published by Gobierno Regional de Arequipa· 22 Sep 2026

Emergency number: 106

Sources & last checked

Last checked 22 Sep 2026.

e1 · Published by Gobierno Regional de Arequipa · 22 Sep 2026 · www.gob.pe — Regional government press release of 1 December 2023 about the hospital's STI and HIV prevention team: a rapid-testing day for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B open to the whole population, with condoms and counselling; the director urged people to take the rapid test at the hospital; 'Los horarios de atención son de lunes a domingo de 7 a.m a 1 p.m en el área de Prossets. No es necesario tener SIS ni estar asegurado en Essalud, «La atención es para todos, libre y gratuita»'; about 1,440 people with HIV are in lifelong treatment there.
e2 · Published by Ministerio de Salud del Perú (Minsa) · 22 Sep 2026 · www.gob.pe — Ministry of Health service page (last changed 27 March 2025): 'puedes hacerte una prueba rápida en los establecimientos de salud del Ministerio de Salud (Minsa)'; requirement 'Presentar tu DNI'; 'El resultado estará disponible en 20 minutos y es totalmente confidencial'; 'El Minsa garantiza el acceso gratuito al tratamiento antirretroviral'.
e3 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · www.saludarequipa.gob.pe — The hospital's own site, hosted by the regional health authority: 'Hospital Goyeneche del Gobierno Regional de Arequipa, Av. Goyeneche S/N - Cercado - Arequipa, Teléfonos: (054) 231313 Central Telefónica (054) 223501'.
e4 · Community-endorsed Vía Libre · 22 Sep 2026 · vialibre.org.pe — Vía Libre's PEP page: PEP 'se debe usar solamente en situaciones de emergencia, antes de las 72 horas de la posible exposición al VIH', and can be found 'En todos los Hospitales del Ministerio de Salud (Minsa) o EsSALUD donde se brinde el Tratamiento Antirretroviral de Gran Actividad (TARGA)'.

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