2026-07-01http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/418708Injections 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.application/pdftext/plainCC BY 3.0 IGOhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/World BankCONTRACEPTIVESDISEASEDISEASESDOCTORSENVIRONMENTAL HEALTHESSENTIAL DRUGSFAMILY PLANNINGFEVERHAZARDSHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE FACILITIESHEALTH CARE FACILITYHEALTH CARE PROVIDERHEALTH CARE PROVIDERSHEALTH CARE WASTEHEALTH CARE WORKERSHEALTH INTERVENTIONSHEALTH ORGANIZATIONHEALTH PROJECTSHEALTH PROVIDERSHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTHCAREHEALTHCARE PROVIDERSHEALTHCARE WORKERSHEPATITISHEPATITIS BHEPATITIS B VIRUSHEPATITIS CHIVHIV INFECTIONSHIV/AIDSIMMUNIZATIONINFECTIONINFECTIONSINJECTIONINJECTIONSINJURIESMEDICAL ASSOCIATIONSMEDICAL PRACTICEMEDICAL SUPPLIESMEDICATIONNURSESNURSINGNUTRITIONPATHOGENSPATIENTPATIENTSPHARMACIESPHYSICIANSPILLPOSTERSPRESCRIPTIONSPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPUBLIC HEALTHSAFETY ISSUESSTERILIZATIONSYRINGESTBTREATMENTVACCINEVACCINESVIRUSESVISITSWASTEWORKERS