Unsafe injections are suspected to occur routinely in developing countries. We carried out a
literature review to quantify the prevalence of unsafe injections and to assess the disease …

As we review the successes and failures in global health at the end of the twentieth century,
an alarming pattern emerges suggesting that the``first do no harm''principle may be being …

Injections are one of the most frequently used medical procedures. The World Health
Organization (WHO) estimates that 12 billion injections are given annually, 5% of which are …

Unsafe injection practices are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality,
particularly from hepatitis B and C and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections …

Congress passed the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act, which became law in
November, 2000, prohibiting injec tions except by means of Safety Syringes which prevent …

Thousands of millions of injections are delivered every year in developing countries, many
of them unsafe, and the transmission of certain bloodborne pathogens via this route is …

Following reports of frequent deaths associated with jaundice and chronic liver disease
among adults in a periurban community of Karachi, Pakistan, an investigation was …

As part of the 2000 Global Burden of Disease study, we quantified the death and disability
from injection-associated infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and …

Background Injection overuse and unsafe injection practices facilitate transmission of
bloodborne pathogens such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human …

Background In 2000, the World Health Organization estimated that, in developing and
transitional countries, unsafe injections accounted for respectively 5%, 32% and 40% of new …