Marc Koska
Marc Koska
Marc Andrew Koska OBEis best known for inventing the non-reusable K1 auto-disable syringe, thus preventing the medical transmission of blood-borne diseases...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionInventor
Date of Birth14 March 1961
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The Tanzanian government recognised there is a problem: that they don't have enough sterile syringes, that they are being reused probably four or five times each, and that this reuse is a massive contributor to their burden of healthcare.
cases given injections spread
Twenty-two million cases of hepatitis B are spread every year because of the reuse of syringes. The WHO says one in two injections given is unsafe.