Auto-disable syringes for immunization: issues in technology transfer.

Introducing auto-disable syringes to the national immunization programme in Madagascar.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the safety and coverage benefits of auto-disable (AD) syringes, weighed against the financial and logis- tical costs, and to create appropriate health policies in Madagascar. METHODS Fifteen clinics in Madagascar, trained to use AD syringes, were randomized to implement an AD syringe only, mixed (AD syringes used only on non-routine immunization days), or sterilizable sy...

Ensuring injection safety during measles immunization campaigns: more than auto-disable syringes and safety boxes.

Measles immunization campaigns are effective elements of a comprehensive strategy for preventing measles cases and deaths. However, if immunizations are not properly administered or if immunization waste products are not safely managed, there is the potential to transmit bloodborne pathogens (e.g., human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis B and hepatitis C). A safe injection can be defined as...

Measles supplementary immunization activities and GAVI funds as catalysts for improving injection safety in Africa.

BACKGROUND In 2000, reuse of disposable syringes and inadequately sterilized syringes resulted in 39% of all injections being unsafe, causing 22 million infections. We describe the contribution of measles supplemental immunization activities (SIAs) and Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) funding in replacing disposable and sterilizable syringes with auto-disable (AD) syringes t...

Injection safety in Pakistan: auto disable (AD) syringes in the curative sector.

Mass Measles Vaccination Campaign in Aila Cyclone-Affected Areas of West Bengal, India: An In-depth Analysis and Experiences

Disaster-affected populations are highly vulnerable to outbreaks of measles. Therefore, a mass vaccination against measles was conducted in Aila cyclone-affected blocks of West Bengal, India in July 2009. The objectives of the present report were to conduct an in depth analysis of the campaign, and to discuss the major challenges. A block level micro-plan, which included mapping of the villages...