Opioid substitution therapy: first cohort enrolled at Mbagala

ASUTA's outreach team escorts the first 64 AHADI clients into methadone induction at Mbagala MAT clinic.

Heroin injection in Temeke has driven a concentrated HIV sub-epidemic for over a decade. Methadone-assisted therapy, paired with HIV testing and ART, is the only intervention with consistent evidence of breaking the transmission cycle.

64 clients, median age 31, 86% male, 41% already living with HIV. Retention at 30 days reached 79% — within the national MAT benchmark range.