Africa is the second populous continent, and its population has the fastest growing rate.
Some African countries are still plagued by poverty, poor sanitary conditions and limited …

Health care activities can generate different kinds of hazardous wastes. Mismanagement of
these wastes can result in environmental and occupational health risks. Developing …

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This study provides an approximate estimate of how much disease can be prevented by
reducing the environmental risks to health. It includes a meta-synthesis of key evidence …

Solid waste not only causes disease, stench, and ugliness of landscapes but also can cause
great damage by contaminating soil, water, and air and endangering the health of humans …

Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) suffer more than 2 million occupational needle-
stick injuries (NSIs) annually. Goal: To determine the global prevalence and causes of NSIs …

Alternative means for drug delivery are needed to facilitate drug adherence and
administration. Microneedles (MNs) have been previously investigated transdermally for …

Background. Healthcare workers are at high risk of occupational exposure to needle stick
injury worldwide. Occupational exposure to needle stick injury represents the most common …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major cause of liver diseases including liver cirrhosis and
hepatocellular carcinoma. Approximately 3% of the world population is infected with HCV …

It is easy to argue that vaccine development represents humankind's most important and
successful endeavour, such is the impact that vaccination has had on human morbidity and …