PLHIV-friendly clinics and services

In Singapore, there are places that provide PLHIV-friendly medical services such as anonymous HIV testing and treatment. 

Places with anonymous testing

• Action for AIDS (AFA)

• DTAP Clinic @ Robertson

• Anteh Dispensary

Places without anonymous testing

(i.e. the Ministry of Health will be notified of your diagnosis)

• Department of STI Control (DSC) Clinic

HIV clinics

• National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID)

• Singapore General Hospital (SGH)

• National University Hospital (NUH)

• Changi General Hospital (CGH).

Action for AIDS (AFA)

✅ Anonymous testing ✅ Rapid testing 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQI+ friendly 📅 By appointment (recommended), limited opening hours

Available tests

• Anonymous HIV Testing Service (ATS)

• Mobile Testing Service (MTS)

• Free HIV Tests

Subsidies available

Furthermore, there is a subsidy scheme available to Singaporean Citizens (SCs) and Permanent Residents (PRs) who have tested positive for HIV at Action for AIDS Anonymous Testing Service. 

Those referred by Action for AIDS can receive a subsidy of up to S$200 at their first visit with their HIV specialist in either the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Singapore General Hospital (SGH), National University Hospital (NUH), or Changi General Hospital (CGH). 

This will help to cover a major portion of the cost of laboratory tests and consultation charges during your first visit.

A referral letter will be issued by the Action for AIDS’s Clinic Manager. You must bring this referral letter when you first register at any one of the abovelisted hospitals. 

The counter staff will make the necessary arrangements for the subsidy from Action for AIDS and your final bill will have up to $200 deducted from it.

Location and Opening hours

9 Kelantan Lane #03-01 Singapore 208628 | Get directions

6254 0212 | info@afa.org.sg

Tuesdays & Wednesdays 6:30pm to 8:30pm

Saturdays 1:30pm to 3:30pm

(except Public Holidays and eves of Public Holidays)

DTAP Clinic @ Robertson

✅ Anonymous testing ✅ Rapid testing 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQI+ friendly ✅ Walk-ins okay ✅ Open all days of the week

Dr Tan & Partners (DTAP) @ Robertson offers anonymous HIV testing and a range of HIV tests.

Available tests

• The clinic offers a range of HIV tests. Tests and pricing information can be found here. 

You can walk-in to DTAP @Robertson anytime during its opening hours. Simply approach the reception and say you want “AHT”.

⚠️ Note: If you want your results to be anonymous, ONLY GO TO the DTAP branch at Robertson. DTAP has many other branches in Singapore. While you can get HIV testing at all branches, only the Robertson branch has anonymous testing.

Location and Opening hours:

11 Unity St, #02-07 Robertson Walk, Singapore 237995 | Get directions

6238 7810

Mon - Fri: 8am - 9pm, Saturday: 9am - 9pm, Sunday: 9am - 2pm

DSC (Department of STI Control) Clinic

❌ Non-Anonymous testing ✅ Rapid testing 📅 By appointment, closed weekends

Available tests

• HIV/ STI testing

Prices excludes the cost of a consultation, all of the latest clinic charges can be found here. 

⚠️ Please note that the HIV test is not anonymous. When an HIV test is not done anonymously, the Ministry of Health will be notified of your diagnosis. 

⚠️ The DSC Clinic also performs routine HIV testing on their clients. If you do not wish to be screened for HIV, please inform their medical or nursing staff.

Location and Opening Hours

31 Kelantan Ln, #01-16, Singapore 200031 | Get directions

6293 9648 (for appointments), 6295 2944 (Health Info Hotline)

Mon - Fri: 8am - 11am, 1pm - 4pm, Closed weekends

HIV specialists in Public Hospitals

The webpage of the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) does not specify which physicians are HIV specialists. On the other hand, we have found the names of HIV specialists and have listed them below (listed in alphabetical order by last name). 

National University Hospital (NUH) 

• Dr Brenda Salada 

• Dr Dariuz Olszyna 

• Dr Gail Cross 

• Dr Nares Smitasn

• Dr Sophia Archuleta  

(Source: National University Hospital )

Changi General Hospital

• Dr Humaira Shafi

• Dr Jaime Chien Mei Fong

• Dr Raymond Fong Kok Choon

• Dr Tan Seow Yen

(Source: SingHealth’s Care Team)

Getting subsidies

According to the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID), patient classification is done according to the criteria below. 

Your patient classification determines whether you receive subsidies. Subsidies are only applicable for Singapore Citizens (SCs) and Permanent Residents (PRs) who are not existing private patients for the same medical condition.

You will be classified as a private patient if any of the following apply:

• Specified the name of the specialist you wish to see or have any other request(s) (e.g. the gender or seniority of the specialist)

• Self-referred or are referred by a private practitioner or from a private hospital

• Referred by a restructured hospital where you are a private patient

• A foreign resident or non-resident of Singapore

You will be classified as a subsidised patient if any of the following apply:

• Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident and are referred by a polyclinic and do not specify which specialist you would like to see

• Referred by a restructured hospital where you are a subsidised patient and you do not specify which specialist you would like to see

• A CHAS/PG cardholder and are referred by a CHAS doctor