In September 2019, MSF opened the first Medically Assisted Therapy (MAT) clinic in Kiambu County, providing opioid substitution therapy (OST) to help people who use drugs (PWUD) to contain their addiction. Before that PWUDs in Kiambu had to travel long distance to reach the nearest MAT clinic which was in Nairobi, resulting in the low enrolment rates in the MAT clinic.
Apart from travelling from the county to the capital for their opioid substitution therapy, the patients also had to move to several health facilities to seek other health care services including mental health, outpatient services among others.
Since then, over 1,600 patients have been enrolled in the now three MAT clinics which have enhanced access to patients including incarcerated patients.
Beyond medication, mental health support, family and community reintegration services, increase the likelihood of recovery for patients.
The services continue, MSF has officially handed over the project to the Kiambu Department of Health.
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