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Department of Public Health

HIV & STDs

All the ways the City is helping to prevent and treat HIVs and STDs.

Services

Get walk-in testing and treatment for STIs

How to get walk-in testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV.

Get tested for HIV

Find a place and time to get free testing for HIV/AIDS.

Prevent HIV with a pill or shot (PrEP)

Learn how to get PrEP, a pill you can take to prevent HIV.

Get emergency treatment (PEP) after recent exposure to HIV

How to get a pill that you can take after a possible exposure to HIV to prevent HIV transmission.

Get free condoms

How to pick up free condoms in person or have them mailed to you.

Find HIV information and services

Philadelphians living with HIV may qualify for free and confidential services, including medical care and case management.

Learn how to prevent HIV

HIV can only be transmitted by certain body fluids from someone with HIV. Most people get or transmit HIV through sex or by sharing needles.

Programs

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STD Control Program

Working to control the spread of sexually transmitted infections in Philadelphia, including gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV

Latex condoms in foil wrappers.

Take Control Philly

Providing free condoms to Philadelphians at over 100 sites, and by mail to teens 13 to 19 years old.

Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox)

Providing the latest updates on mpox, including cases, vaccines, and prevention strategies.

Philly, Keep on Loving

Philly, Keep On Loving

Helping people in Philadelphia get information about sexual health and wellness, including where to get an STD/HIV test.

Special initiative

Ending the HIV epidemic

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