World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF back auto-destruct syringes:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Worldwide demand for auto-destruct syringes could increase substantially following the a joint policy issued by the World Health Organisation and UNICEF. The Global Programme on Vaccines states that auto-destruct syringes should be used for all hypodermic injections carried out by the two bodies in order to reduce the spread of viruses such as HIV and hepatitis B.