1,3 Million Reasons to Re-invent the Syringe

Dr Shock
October 28, 2009
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Reuse of syringes, all too common in under-funded clinics, kills 1.3 million each year. Marc Koska clues us in to this devastating global problem with facts, photos and hidden-camera footage. He shares his solution: a low-cost syringe that can’t be used twice.

Horrifying story of the undisciplined and dangerous use of syringes in the underdeveloped countries causing a lot of harm and lives. At the end a genious solution to the problem.

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  1. [...] October 28, 2009 Dundee e-MedEd Leave a comment Go to comments I came across this TED Talk by Marc Koska ‘1.3 millions reasons to re-invent the syringe’ via Dr Shock’s blog.  Dr Shock [...]

    2. Over a million reasons to re-invent the syringe « Dundee e-MedEd Blog on October 28th, 2009 at 12:57 pm

  2. [...] Go to Publisher to continue reading [...]

    3. Science Report » Blog Archive » 1,3 Million Reasons to Re-invent the Syringe on October 28th, 2009 at 4:23 pm

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