Publication: Injection Safety
Date
2003-09
ISSN
Published
2003-09
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Injections are one of the most common
health care procedures, with some 16 billion injections
administered world-wide each year. Most injections (90 to 95
percent) are given for therapeutic purposes, and only 5 to
10 percent are given for immunization. Injections are often
unnecessary and are frequently unsafe. Unsafe injections are
responsible for millions of cases of Hepatitis B and C, and
an estimated one quarter of a million cases of HIV annually.
Re-use of injection equipment without sterilization is
frequently a key problem. Unsafe injections are responsible
for millions of cases of Hepatitis B and C, and an estimated
one-quarter of a million cases of HIV annually.
Citation
“World Bank. 2003. Injection Safety. at a glance. © Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/1e0b6f5a-bd4d-52f5-8e12-513126dcad6a License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”