New York Times reports: "A First in Sub-Saharan Africa: Methadone Maintenance Program"
February 21, 2011
A New York Times article on February 21, 2011 highlighted the ground-breaking launch in Tanzania of the first government-sponsored methadone program in sub-Saharan Africa.
The program is a collaboration between the Drug Control Commission of Tanzania (DCC), the Tanzanian Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, and Muhibimli University with funding provided the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) via the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and technical support from Pangaea Global AIDS Foundation.
