Sexual Transmitted Infections Programme

The Social Hygiene Service is responsible for the prevention and control of sexually transmitted infections (STI). It also operates dermatology clinics for management of skin diseases including leprosy.

In the control of STI, social hygiene clinics accept walk-in clients and provide free medical treatment and counselling service, thus ensuring a high degree of accessibility. Staff of the Anti-Venereal Disease Office carry out contact tracing, health education and outreach activities to control the spread of STI. Besides out-patient services, 32 beds are also reserved in six public hospitals for the treatment of STI and skin diseases.

The trend of STI seen in the clinics continued to rise. The most common diseases seen in 1998 were non-specific genital infection/non-gonococcal urethritis, genital warts, gonorrhoea, herpes genitals and syphilis.

The dermatology clinic provides specialist outpatient care for referred patients with skin conditions. It is equipped with modern phototherapy and laser units. Common skin conditions seen include eczema, tinea, acne, verruca and psoriasis. Attendance in dermatology clinic also showed an increasing trend.

Addresses and Registration Hours of Department of Health Social Hygiene Clinics (Female)
Addresses and Registration Hours of Department of Health Social Hygiene Clinics (Male)

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