Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital – Infection Counselling and Screening Center
高雄榮民總醫院 感染症諮詢及篩檢中心
Public sexual health clinic · Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Can I go now?
Contact the clinic to arrange a visit
Book a slot on the centre's online system or phone 07 346 8299.
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go — The centre's page does not mention nationality or residency.
About
A public hospital screening centre that gives free, anonymous rapid HIV and syphilis tests six days a week, including two evenings, with no health-insurance card, no registration and no personal details asked.
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
Book a slot on the centre's online system or phone 07 346 8299.
Languages: Chinese — The booking site is in Chinese only.
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid HIV test | Everyone | Free Free rapid HIV test. |
| Syphilis test | Everyone | Free Free RPR syphilis test. |
| Full STI check | Everyone | From NT$3,000 Gonorrhoea and chlamydia are self-paid, about 3,000 Taiwan dollars. |
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
Taiwan: good to know
- PEP in this country. Kaohsiung City's health department says anti-HIV medicines such as PrEP are prescribed by infectious-disease specialists, so go to the infectious-disease clinic (感染科門診) of a designated HIV hospital. It names Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung Chang Gung, E-Da and several others. Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital's HIV care team publishes that PEP is fully self-paid, about 10,000 to 30,000 Taiwan dollars depending on the medicine, and should start within 72 hours.
Emergency number: 119
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · www.redribbon.tw — Online booking site of the hospital's HIV care team: address, phone, hours, free HIV rapid test and syphilis RPR, gonorrhoea and chlamydia about 3,000 self-paid, no insurance card, no registration, no personal details.
- e2 · Published by Kaohsiung City Government Department of Health · 22 Sep 2026 · health.kcg.gov.tw — City FAQ: PrEP and other anti-HIV medicines are prescribed at the infectious-disease clinics of designated hospitals, including Kaohsiung Veterans General.
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