iSHAP Jongno Center
아이샵 종로센터
Community clinic · Seoul, South Korea
Can I go now?
Appointment needed
From clinic website· 19 Sep 2026Phone the centre to reserve. Test days are posted monthly on the site as an image (Korean).
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go — The site is in Korean only and does not mention foreigners. The separate KHAP service for foreigners shares iSHAP's Itaewon premises.
About
A government-funded community centre run by and for gay men and trans women, next to the Jongno gay district, with free anonymous finger-prick HIV tests read in about 20 minutes and periodic wider STI screening.
- Specialises in
- Gay, bi & other men who have sex with men · Trans & non-binary people
Why you might feel comfortable here
Services
Results: Rapid HIV about 20 minutes; comprehensive STD test results by phone after about five days
Booking, access & languages
Phone the centre to reserve. Test days are posted monthly on the site as an image (Korean).
Languages: Korean — Website is Korean only. Whether staff speak English is not stated.
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid HIV test | Everyone | Free The centre page describes the rapid HIV test as free and anonymous. |
| Full STI check | Everyone | Free Free, anonymous STI screening on the centre's monthly test days. |
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, phone call
A reactive rapid test needs a confirmatory blood draw; the site says that result takes about two weeks through a public health centre.
South Korea: good to know
- What visitors pay. KHAP, the government-funded HIV prevention centre for foreigners, says PrEP in Korea is prescribed at designated hospitals and is subsidised only for people enrolled in National Health Insurance; without insurance it costs roughly 400,000 won a month, plus the hospital's test fees.
Emergency number: 119
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · From clinic website · 19 Sep 2026 · www.ishap.org — About iSHAP: a sexual-minority AIDS prevention centre of the Korea Federation for HIV/AIDS Prevention, run by sexual-minority staff, for gay men and trans women; centres in Jongno, Itaewon and Busan.
- e2 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · ishap.org — Centre pages: Jongno address and phone, lounge hours Monday to Saturday 2pm to 9pm, free anonymous rapid HIV test and STI screening, counselling.
- e3 · From clinic website · 19 Sep 2026 · www.ishap.org — Testing guide: oral and finger-prick rapid tests (20 minutes), comprehensive STD test once or twice a month, everything anonymous, results by phone after about five days.
- e4 · From clinic website · 19 Sep 2026 · www.ishap.org — Test walkthrough: phone 02-792-0083 to reserve, reservation number, counselling, finger-prick, 20-minute wait; reactive results need confirmatory testing.
- e5 · Published by Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency · 19 Sep 2026 · www.kdca.go.kr — KDCA prevention programmes: gay AIDS prevention centre (iSHAP) in Seoul Jongno and Itaewon and Busan, with HIV rapid testing, self-testing and comprehensive STD testing.
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