Temeke Medically Assisted Therapy (MAT) Clinic, Ten Years Since its Inception; Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities in Providing Services to PWUD in Temeke Municipal, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Francis Lukuwi Benedict, Fridah Tobias Mtui, Christina Vitalis Mramba, Martin Lucas Kioso, Genoveva Peter Luselema, Joseph Gasper Kimar and Otilia Flavian Gowelle
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Francis Lukuwi Benedict: Department of Psychiatry, Temeke Regional referral hospital, Box 45232, Dar es salaam, Tanzania.
Fridah Tobias Mtui: Department of Psychiatry, Temeke Regional referral hospital, Box 45232, Dar es salaam, Tanzania.
Christina Vitalis Mramba: Department of Psychiatry, Temeke Regional referral hospital, Box 45232, Dar es salaam, Tanzania.
Martin Lucas Kioso: Department of Psychiatry, Temeke Regional referral hospital, Box 45232, Dar es salaam, Tanzania.
Genoveva Peter Luselema: Department of Psychiatry, Temeke Regional referral hospital, Box 45232, Dar es salaam, Tanzania.
Joseph Gasper Kimar: Temeke Regional referral Hospital, P.O.BOX 45232, Dar es Salaam.
Otilia Flavian Gowelle: National Institute for Medical Research, Dar es salaam, Tanzania

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, 2024, vol. 11, issue 9, 9-12

Abstract: Temeke MAT clinic in Dar es Salaam is one of the three major clinics in Dar es Salaam Tanzania. The achievements include registering of more than 3,000 People who use drugs (PWUD) in the clinic with the opportunities to have access other medical services including HIV, TB and wound care services as well as psychosocial services such as family reconciliation and financial empowerments. The challenges encountered includes unemployment among the PWUD and limited treatment options to those with viral hepatitis. The strategies to optimize the MAT services including initiation of Take away dose and satellite clinics as well as integration of HIV services into the MAT clinic.

Date: 2024
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