In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the AIIMS launched mobile methadone vans to provide treatment to opioid addicts in inner city neighbourhoods.
As a pilot project, the National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC) of AIIMS has initiated the new service in East Delhi.
Currently, such dispensing vans or buses are available in few select developed countries in the world, such as USA, Portugal, Spain, Canada and Netherlands.
India is the first country in the South Asian region to initiate these services.