Human resource development and capacity-building during China's rapid scale-up of methadone maintenance treatment services

PROBLEM: China's National Methadone Maintenance Treatment Programme (MMT) has expanded from eight clinics serving approximately 1000 clients to 738 clinics that have served more than 340 000 clients cumulatively in only 8 years. This has created an enormous demand for trained providers. APPROAC...

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Main Authors: Jianhua Li, Changhe Wang, Jennifer M McGoogan, Keming Rou, Marc Bulterys, Zunyou Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2013-02-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862013000200012&lng=en&tlng=en