Malaysia is one of just six countries that achieved the global 2025 target of 50% opioid agonist treatment coverage among people who inject drugs, reaching 70% in 2017-2021, second highest after Seychelles (90%).
University Malaya’s low-regulation methadone programme, which allows people with drug addiction to take home one week’s dose of methadone, has a 96% retention rate and better outcomes for patients.