KHAP Itaewon Center (Korea HIV/AIDS Prevention Center for foreigners)
NGO / charity service · Seoul, South Korea
Can I go now?
Appointment needed
From clinic website· 19 Sep 2026Test days differ by centre and are posted monthly on the site (as an image) near the end of the previous month. Rapid HIV tests are booked online from one week ahead.
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go — KHAP and KDCA describe the service as for foreigners living in Korea; short-term visitors are not mentioned either way.
About
A government-funded service set up for foreigners in Korea, with an English website and online booking, offering free anonymous rapid HIV tests (result in 20 minutes) and chlamydia and syphilis tests in Itaewon on scheduled days.
- Specialises in
- Migrants & people without insurance
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: Rapid HIV within 20 minutes; STI results in three to four days by email or phone
Booking, access & languages
Test days differ by centre and are posted monthly on the site (as an image) near the end of the previous month. Rapid HIV tests are booked online from one week ahead.
Languages: English, Korean — The website, booking and FAQ are in English.
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid HIV test | Everyone | Free KHAP's FAQ says testing is free and anonymous; the service is for foreigners living in Korea. |
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, email, phone call
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 · khap.org — Introduction: free and anonymous HIV and STI testing for foreigners living in Korea; run by the Korea Federation for HIV/AIDS Prevention since 2003 with government support; four centre addresses, phone and email.
- e2 · Published by Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency · 19 Sep 2026 · www.kdca.go.kr — KDCA: HIV prevention support centre for foreigners in Seoul (Gireum, Itaewon), Ansan and Busan; free anonymous rapid HIV and STD tests at weekends.
- e3 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · khap.org — FAQ: testing is free and anonymity guaranteed; rapid HIV result within 20 minutes; STI results in three to four days by email or phone.
- e4 · From clinic website · 19 Sep 2026 · khap.org — STI page: chlamydia (urine or vaginal swab) and syphilis.
- e5 · From clinic website · 19 Sep 2026 · khap.org — Reservation page: rapid HIV test bookings open one week before each test day; STI testing needs no reservation; monthly schedule posted at the end of the previous month.
- e6 · From clinic website · 19 Sep 2026 · khap.org — PrEP FAQ: prescribed by appointment at designated hospitals; National Health Insurance needed for the subsidy; about 400,000 won a month without it.
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