WHO maps global needlesafe needs
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
With unsafe injections causing an estimated 1.3 million early deaths and costing the world's health systems some $535 million in direct medical costs every year, there is huge scope for manufacturers of needlesafe technologies to harness a major global need. The World Health Organization (WHO) is renewing calls for policies to widen access to safe and disposable injection equipment and to cut the number of unnecessary injections.