Methadone Maintenance Therapy in Vietnam: An Overview and Scaling-Up Plan

Table 1

Number of patients on MMT from August 2008 to June 2012.

Number	Province	Date operated	Clinic name	Number of patients on treatment
1	Hai Phong	4/2008	Le Chan	545
		4/2008	Thuy Nguyen	401
		8/2008	Ngo Quyen	293
		4/2011	Hai an	224
		6/2011	An Duong	317
		6/2011	An Lao	221
		7/2011	Hong Bang	196
		7/2011	Kien An	286
		3/2012	Duong Kinh	50
		6/2012	An Hung	20
			Subtotal	2553
2	Ho Chi Minh	5/2008	District 4	276
		5/2008	District 6	284
		5/2008	Binh Thanh	278
		1/2011	Thu Duc	141
		3/2011	District 8	278
			Subtotal	1257
3	Hanoi	12/2009	Tu Liem	247
		7/2010	Long Bien	239
		2/2011	Son Tay	109
		10/2010	Ha Dong	210
		11/2011	Hai Ba Trung	182
		5/2012	Dong Da	42
			Subtotal	1029
4	Can Tho	6/2010	Cai Rang	242
		6/2010	Ninh Kieu	240
		11/2011	O Mon	92
			Subtotal	574
5	Da Nang	9/2010	Clinic 1	129
		7/2011	Clinic 2	93
			Subtotal	222
6	Hai Duong	11/2010	Hai Duong City	268
		11/2010	Chi Linh	161
		10/2011	Kim Thanh	91
		7/2011	Kinh Mon	191
			Subtotal	711
7	Dien Bien	3/2011	Thanh Xuong	295
		10/2011	Noong Bua	240
		10/2011	Muong Ang	154
		3/2011	Tuan Giao	215
			Subtotal	904
8	Nam Dinh	3/2011	Nam Dinh	235
		7/2011	Giao Thuy	230
		7/2011	Xuan Truong	249
			Subtotal	714
9	Thanh hoa	5/2011	Thanh Hoa City	387
			Subtotal	387
10	Thai Nguyen	10/2011	Dai Tu	262
		10/2011	Dong Hy	263
		11/2011	Pho Yen	248
		10/2011	Trung Thanh	147
		11/2011	Tuc Duyen	146
			Subtotal	1066
11	Quang Ninh	11/2011	Cam Pha	194
			Subtotal	194
Total number of clinics = 44				9,611