Injection Safety
| dc.creator | World Bank | |
| dc.date | 2012-08-13T09:22:57Z | |
| dc.date | 2012-08-13T09:22:57Z | |
| dc.date | 2003-09 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-01T01:30:21Z | |
| dc.description | 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. | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.format | text/plain | |
| dc.identifier | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/09/12005094/injection-safety | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9725 | |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.1596/9725 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/418708 | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.publisher | Washington, DC | |
| dc.relation | at a glance | |
| dc.rights | CC BY 3.0 IGO | |
| dc.rights | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ | |
| dc.rights | World Bank | |
| dc.subject | CONTRACEPTIVES | |
| dc.subject | DISEASE | |
| dc.subject | DISEASES | |
| dc.subject | DOCTORS | |
| dc.subject | ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | |
| dc.subject | ESSENTIAL DRUGS | |
| dc.subject | FAMILY PLANNING | |
| dc.subject | FEVER | |
| dc.subject | HAZARDS | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH CARE | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH CARE FACILITIES | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH CARE FACILITY | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH CARE PROVIDER | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH CARE WASTE | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH CARE WORKERS | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH INTERVENTIONS | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH ORGANIZATION | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH PROJECTS | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH PROVIDERS | |
| dc.subject | HEALTH SYSTEM | |
| dc.subject | HEALTHCARE | |
| dc.subject | HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS | |
| dc.subject | HEALTHCARE WORKERS | |
| dc.subject | HEPATITIS | |
| dc.subject | HEPATITIS B | |
| dc.subject | HEPATITIS B VIRUS | |
| dc.subject | HEPATITIS C | |
| dc.subject | HIV | |
| dc.subject | HIV INFECTIONS | |
| dc.subject | HIV/AIDS | |
| dc.subject | IMMUNIZATION | |
| dc.subject | INFECTION | |
| dc.subject | INFECTIONS | |
| dc.subject | INJECTION | |
| dc.subject | INJECTIONS | |
| dc.subject | INJURIES | |
| dc.subject | MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS | |
| dc.subject | MEDICAL PRACTICE | |
| dc.subject | MEDICAL SUPPLIES | |
| dc.subject | MEDICATION | |
| dc.subject | NURSES | |
| dc.subject | NURSING | |
| dc.subject | NUTRITION | |
| dc.subject | PATHOGENS | |
| dc.subject | PATIENT | |
| dc.subject | PATIENTS | |
| dc.subject | PHARMACIES | |
| dc.subject | PHYSICIANS | |
| dc.subject | PILL | |
| dc.subject | POSTERS | |
| dc.subject | PRESCRIPTIONS | |
| dc.subject | PRIMARY HEALTH CARE | |
| dc.subject | PUBLIC HEALTH | |
| dc.subject | SAFETY ISSUES | |
| dc.subject | STERILIZATION | |
| dc.subject | SYRINGES | |
| dc.subject | TB | |
| dc.subject | TREATMENT | |
| dc.subject | VACCINE | |
| dc.subject | VACCINES | |
| dc.subject | VIRUSES | |
| dc.subject | VISITS | |
| dc.subject | WASTE | |
| dc.subject | WORKERS | |
| dc.title | Injection Safety |
