Vietnam. A boost for harm reduction in Viet Nam through take-home methadone doses
Vietnam. A boost for harm reduction in Viet Nam through take-home methadone doses
Viet Nam – 2020 witnessed a critical step forward in the implementation of HIV harm reduction in Viet Nam where the final stages were completed in rolling out of the take-home Opioid Substitution Therapy programme.
Twelve years ago, in 2008, the very first client received a dose of methadone in Viet Nam. Since the inauguration of this vital lifesaving intervention, over 160,000 clients have made use of the service with some 52,000 currently utilizing the service as of end 2020 [Vietnam Authority of AIDS Control-VAAC/MOH, 2020]. (UNODC - United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Februar 2021)
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