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

• Main Authors: Jianhua Li (Author), Changhe Wang (Author), Jennifer M McGoogan (Author), Keming Rou (Author), Marc Bulterys (Author), Zunyou Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...