Checkpoint Canarias (Maspalomas)
NGO / charity service · Gran Canaria, Spain
Can I go now?
Contact the clinic to arrange a visit
Online appointment system on the Maspalomas page. If no slots show, the association says to check back soon.
Can a visitor use it?
Yes — Says its clinical unit provides free screening to residents and visitors from across the island.
From clinic website· 22 Sep 2026About
A volunteer-run association in the Playa del Inglés resort area that says it gives free, anonymous sexual health screening to residents and visitors, with an English website and online booking; it tests only and refers you on for treatment.
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
Online appointment system on the Maspalomas page. If no slots show, the association says to check back soon.
Languages: The website is in English, Spanish and German; languages spoken at the centre are not stated.
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Full STI check | Everyone | Free Free and anonymous sexual health screening (HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhoea) for residents and visitors from across the island. |
Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.
Spain: good to know
- PEP in this country. Spain's Ministry of Health says that if fewer than 72 hours have passed since a possible HIV exposure you should go to a hospital emergency department (urgencias), preferably within the first 6 hours, where the risk is assessed and a 28-day course of PEP (PPE) can be started.Published by Ministerio de Sanidad (Spain)· 19 Sep 2026
Emergency number: 112
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · www.checkpointcanarias.com — Maspalomas page: address, phone, email; free and anonymous testing (first initial only); HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhoea; online appointments fill quickly; tests and screens only and refers for treatment; operator ABSICAN.
- e2 · From clinic website · 19 Sep 2026 · www.checkpointcanarias.com — Screening page: rapid testing for HIV, hepatitis C, syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhoea; blood, urine, rectal, throat and vaginal samples.
- e3 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · www.checkpointcanarias.com — Own multipurpose centre inaugurated 21 January 2026 with a clinical unit giving free sexual health screenings to residents and visitors from across the island.
- e4 · From clinic website · 19 Sep 2026 · www.checkpointcanarias.com — PrEP and PEP: guidance only; PEP at hospital or health centre urgencias within 72 hours and ideally 6; visitors should bring enough PrEP.
- e5 · From clinic website · 19 Sep 2026 · www.checkpointcanarias.com — Home page: Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm; phone and email; English, Spanish and German site versions.
- e6 · Published by Gobierno de Canarias (Dirección General de Salud Pública) · 19 Sep 2026 · www.cerovihencanarias.com — Listed as a rapid HIV test point at CC Eurocenter, floor 3, unit 185, Avda de Moya 6, San Fernando.
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