South Africa plans to make opioid substitutes such as methadone available at all state clinics and hospitals over the next five years. Methadone helps wean people off drugs such as heroin. Here are the five things the government needs to do to get this right.
By 2028 South Africa wants to have medicines such as methadone available at state clinics to help those addicted to opioids such as heroin get off the drugs. It's part of a plan, released in March, for services to cut HIV infections over five years.