The toll-free number 800-861061, established by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità in 1987, was created to provide competent and up-to-date information on AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Since 2010, the service has changed its name from the AIDS hotline to the “AIDS and sexually transmitted disease (AIDS/STD) hotline,” and offers prompt answers for questions regarding STDs as well.
You can call from anywhere in Italy. The service has 6 telephone lines that operate from Monday to Friday, from 1 pm to 6 pm. In addition to Italian, experts are also available to answer questions in English, French and Portuguese.
Since February 1, 2012, the service also provides legal advice from a lawyer who specializes in the protection of the rights of people with HIV, AIDS and other STDs, and their family members. The lawyer is present at the service twice a week, and answers questions in Italian and English.
The AIDS/STD hotline, 800-861061, has mapped out centers where HIV testing is possible. For each center, the location, address, telephone number and hours of operation are indicated.
