{"GHMDC classification":["Preventative"],"GHMDC health topic":["Child mortality"],"GHMDC manufacturer coordinates":["40.075738888889, -74.404161111111"],"GHMDC manufacturer location":["New Jersey, United States"],"GHMDC scope":["Commercialized"],"Page SDG":["SDG03 Good health and well-being"],"Page URL":["https://www.appropedia.org/Global_Health_Medical_Device_Compendium/BD_SoloShot_LX"],"Page affiliations":["Appropedia Foundation","University of Michigan"],"Page authors":["User:Lonny","User:Chriswaterguy","User:Emilio","Kathleen Sienko","Amir Sabet Sarvestani"],"Page description":["Systematic immunization of newborn children plays a vital role in reducing the disease burden around the world, and syringes and needles are obviously of utmost importance in performing immunizations. However, the misuse of these devices contributes to the transmission of deadly blood-borne diseases such as Hepatitis B and HIV/AIDS. Each year, more than 12 billion injections are administered worldwide; last year in developing countries an estimated 50 percent of injections were deemed to be unsafe. When syringes and needles are reused on multiple patients, disease can easily be transmitted from one patient to another."],"Page image":["File:Bd soloshot.jpg"],"Page language":["en"],"Page license":["CC-BY-SA-3.0"],"Page parent":["Global Health Medical Device Compendium"],"Page root":["Global Health Medical Device Compendium"],"Page title":["Global Health Medical Device Compendium/BD SoloShot LX"],"Page views":[527],"Page year":["Sunday, 01-Jan-12 00:00:00 UTC"],"Modification date":["Thursday, 10-Sep-26 13:51:13 UTC"]}