For the first time, Ukrainian and international experiences of implementing different MAT models/approaches were synthesized and described in a single publication called “Analysis and description of MAT models/approaches”

The publication “Analysis and description of MAT models/approaches” was developed within the project “Improved quality and sustainability of medication assisted treatment in Ukraine” with support of U.S President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) in collaboration with U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It includes detailed description of six models/approaches on provision of MAT services, studying and implementing of which is significantly perspective for Ukraine in the context of ensuring the violability of the program.

As of shortage in the government budget, there is a need to find the alternative plan for implementing the most cost-effective models/approaches to MAT provision. The issue of ensuring the violability of the program is a serious challenge for the country and the only way to solve it is the rational reinterpretation of further program development, optimization of expenses and introduction of efficient approaches to service provision of national level.

The aim of this publication is going to be fulfilled through the implementation of the following objectives:

• To analyze the experience of MAT services from 35 countries (Pacific Rim, Near East, North Africa, Latin America, Europe, Caucasia) stressing out the countries with similar social and political background.
• To collect experts` opinion on the implementation of different models of MAT sustainability (it was questioned 11 national and 9 regional experts: medical personnel, government representatives, representatives of international organizations/projects, NGOs representatives that work on policy making in the area of MAT).
• To choose long-term MAT models/approaches for Ukraine in terms of program funding and service provision for supporting the sustainability, using the international experience and the results of expert questioning.
• To study and describe chosen models/approaches and develop the strategy in order to create conditions for further practical executing (it was involved experts with experience of practical implementation)

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