Sickness and health care services

If you are in need of medical assistance or have questions about diseases or other health-related problems, there are a number of offices in Oslo that can be of help. Below are a list of who to contact. In addition, there are many private practitioners. A list of these can be found in the Yellow Pages in the telephone directory or on the Internet.

Emergency wards | The International Health Centre | The General Practitioner Scheme | Local Health Centres | Health Centres for youth | Sexually transmitted diseases | The OK project |
| NKVTS | NAKMI I IHSG I

The emergency ward
If you fall sick and need immediate help, contact Legevakten - the emergency ward. Call the emergency ward closest to your home. Below are the addresses:

Oslo West: Legevaktbase vest, Pilestredet 77
South-east Oslo: Legevaktbase sydøst, Ryenstubben 3
Oslo North: Legevaktbase nord, Stovner legekontor, Karl Fossums vei 30

The emergency wards are open from 1600 hrs to 2230 hrs on weekdays. Weekends and holidays opening hours are from 0800 hrs to 2230 hrs. It is not necessary to call in advance. If you do need to call, the number is 22 93 22 93.

The central emergency ward in Storgata 40 is open 24 hours, and is also reached on telephone no.
22 93 22 93. If the situation is life-threatening, call 113.

More information about the Emergency wards in a number of languages: click here.

The Section for Migration Health
offers a first consultation and health examination free of charge for refugees, asylum seekers and family members. You can make an appointment by calling telephone number 22 11 75 98. The centre will arrange for and book an interpreter. The offer is open during the first year of residence in Oslo. The Section for Migration Health is located in Ullevaal University Hospital, building K.

For more information in English and Arabic, Farsi, French, Russian, Sorani, Spanish, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese), click here.

The TB Diagnosis station
is located at Ullevaal University Hospital. If you move to Norway from a country where this is needed, a tuberculin test is mandatory within the first 12 months of your stay. A TBC card (tuberculin control card) will be issued after the test. Telephone number: 22 11 99 30.

The General Practitioner (GP) Scheme
All citizens of Oslo are entitled to a regular general practitioner, or "family doctor". Your regular GP should give you priority when you need an appointment. An appointment with a regular GP is less expensive than with other practitioners. The Regular GP scheme is voluntary. If you have chosen a doctor whose services you are not happy with, you are free to change.

The central office for the General Practitioner Scheme in Oslo:
Fastlegekontoret i Oslo
Postboks 314 Alnabru, 0614 Oslo

Opening hours: 08:00 -15:00
Telephone: 810 59 500
Fax: 815 81 690
E-mail: nav.helsetjenesteforvaltning.oslo@nav.no
www.nav.no

More information about the regular General Practitioner Scheme can be found here.

Are you pregnant?
Do you have small children?

Contact a public health centre ("helsestasjon") in your urban district. Here you can have

• pregnancy and infant check-ups
• vaccinations for your pre-school children
• advise and counselling about health care and diseases
  

Health centres for youth
can be found in a number of Oslo's urban districts. If you want to talk about contraceptives, bad skin, depressions, drugs or a broken heart, you are welcome. It is free of charge, and you do not have to make an appointment in advance. Addresses and opening hours to the youth health centres in Oslo can be found in Unginfo's website: www.unginfo.oslo.no

Sexually transmitted diseases
If you want to know more about contraceptives, safe sex and sexually transmitted diseases, or if you think you have a sexually transmitted disease, you can contact Olafia-klinikken both for counselling and treatment. For more information, in Norwegian, click here.

Olafiaklinikken
Grensen 5-7
tel. 22 08 29 50
Web: www.olafia.no

Opening hours: Monday from 1145 to 1700 hrs, Tuesday to Friday; 0745 to 1100 hrs

Information in English on HIV/AIDS in can be obtained from this Nordic website: www.hivnetnordic.com

The OK project against female circumcision
is the implementation of the Government's Action Plan against genital mutilation.
The principal aim of the OK Project is to prevent circumcision of girls and women and to ensure that the ones who have undergone circumcision are offered adequate care.

Read more about their activities and publications on their website: www.okprosjekt.no

The Norwegian Centre for Studies on Violence and Traumatic Stress (NKVTS)
is committed to research, teaching and supervision on the psychosocial aspects of the refugee situation. Section for Refugee health and forced migration, previously the Psychosocial Centre for Refugees, is conducting research and program development and evaluations that build knowledge concerning the prevalence, prevention, assessment, and treatment of violence and traumatic stress.

Read more about the NKVTS here, and at www.flyktninghelse.info

NAKMI - Norwegian Centre for Minority Health Research
The aim of NAKMI is to serve as a meeting point for minority health issues in Norway. Main target groups are health personnel, scientists and other groups engaged in health care for minorities. The objective of establishing a national unit is to ultimately offer equal medical treatment to all citizens of Norway. NAKMI’s focus will be on issues of interdisciplinary and cross-cultural nature. Various activities are aimed at contributing to increased knowledge of minority health and over time to ensure minorities and their kin a culture-sensitive and appropriate treatment.

Web: www.nakmi.no

IHSG - Network International Health and Social Group
IHSG is a network of professionals working to improve health and social services for immigrants and to provide help with problems such as isolation, loneliness, powerlessness and adjustment difficulties.

Visiting address:
IHSG
Olafiagangen 1-5, Grønland
Opening hours: 10:00 - 17:00
Post:
Postboks 9114 Grønland
0133 Oslo

Telephone: 22 17 42 77
E-mail: post@ihsg.no

Last modified 04/01/2007