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- Title
India struggles to quash dirty syringe industry.
- Authors
Alcoba, Natalie
- Abstract
The article reports on the reuse of syringes and its implications in India. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that 300,000 people die every year in the country due to dirty syringes. The "Assessment of Injection Practices in India -- An India-Clinical Epidemiology Network (CLEN) Program Evaluation Network Study" sponsored by the Indian Ministry of Health and the World Bank has indicated that 62% of all injections were unsafe and syringes and needles in hospitals and clinics in the country were improperly disposed. Information on the move of the government in dealing with issue is also discussed.
- Subjects
INDIA; REUSE of disposable medical devices; SYRINGES; DRUG administration; PUBLIC health; WORLD Health Organization; INDIA. Ministry of Health; WORLD Bank; PUBLIC health research; SUBCUTANEOUS injections; HYPODERMIC syringes; SAFETY
- Publication
Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), 2009, Vol 181, Issue 1/2, p26
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1503/cmaj.090927