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Where To Get Free/Cheap HIV & STI Tests In Beirut
There are a few places in Lebanon where you can get free and anonymous rapid HIV tests as well as many centers that offer screenings for sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Get clarity on your HIV/STI status and don’t neglect your health, as well as the health of your sexual partners.
Marsa:
Marsa Sexual Health Center provides anonymous and free testing for HIV as well as many counseling services for HIV positive individuals.
For STIs, Marsa tests for syphilis, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C for 25,000 LL. For other STI screenings, you will have to go through one of their doctors.
For more information, address, and phone number, click here.
SIDC (Soins Infirmiers et Developpement Communautaire)
SIDC works to educate, engage, and empower individuals by providing information, services, and treatment of and related to STIs and HIV.
The center offers free and anonymous testing for HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and syphilis.
They also offer counseling and employment support for HIV positive individuals and their partners.
For more information, address, and phone number, click here.
Bekhazi Medical Group
In order to get a general idea of the pricing for these tests from a medical lab and not a health center, we contacted BMG and got the following prices:
HIV test: 40,000 LL
Hepatitis C, hepatitis B, gonorrhea, and syphilis: ~120,000 LL
For more information, address, and phone number, click here.
What happens after getting a positive result?
When a person is diagnosed with HIV, they will require getting medical care from an infectious diseases doctor who will request some blood tests to see what is the viral load of the virus and the level of immunity. Global recommendations require individuals start treatment immediately upon diagnosis.
Individuals can also benefit from psychological and nutritional counseling at Marsa’s center.
Medication can be provided for free through the National AIDS Control Program/Ministry of Public Health.
People living with HIV can live long and healthy lives if they are following their treatment and recommendations from their physician. They can have a family, a booming social life, successful career… they can lead healthy sexual lives with condom use to prevent transmission of HIV or contraction of other sexually transmitted infections.
Marsa:
Marsa Sexual Health Center provides anonymous and free testing for HIV as well as many counseling services for HIV positive individuals.
For STIs, Marsa tests for syphilis, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C for 25,000 LL. For other STI screenings, you will have to go through one of their doctors.
For more information, address, and phone number, click here.
SIDC (Soins Infirmiers et Developpement Communautaire)
SIDC works to educate, engage, and empower individuals by providing information, services, and treatment of and related to STIs and HIV.
The center offers free and anonymous testing for HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and syphilis.
They also offer counseling and employment support for HIV positive individuals and their partners.
For more information, address, and phone number, click here.
Bekhazi Medical Group
In order to get a general idea of the pricing for these tests from a medical lab and not a health center, we contacted BMG and got the following prices:
HIV test: 40,000 LL
Hepatitis C, hepatitis B, gonorrhea, and syphilis: ~120,000 LL
For more information, address, and phone number, click here.
What happens after getting a positive result?
When a person is diagnosed with HIV, they will require getting medical care from an infectious diseases doctor who will request some blood tests to see what is the viral load of the virus and the level of immunity. Global recommendations require individuals start treatment immediately upon diagnosis.
Individuals can also benefit from psychological and nutritional counseling at Marsa’s center.
Medication can be provided for free through the National AIDS Control Program/Ministry of Public Health.
People living with HIV can live long and healthy lives if they are following their treatment and recommendations from their physician. They can have a family, a booming social life, successful career… they can lead healthy sexual lives with condom use to prevent transmission of HIV or contraction of other sexually transmitted infections.