I mit daglige arbejde som projektleder i en stor international handelsvirksomhed med hovedsæde i Danmark har jeg i lang tid ønsket at få en egentlig uddannelse i projektledelse. Jeg er, som de fleste andre formoder jeg, aldrig blevet uddannet projektleder, men bare arbejdet mig stille og roligt op igennem rækkerne og er endt som projektleder hvor det meste af dagen går med at lede og fordele, som man siger. Der går rigtig meget tid med at koordinere arbejdsopgaver og følge op på hvor langt de forskellige personer er i deres projekter og lignende. Jeg har i lang tid synes at det ville være langt nemmere og mere effektivt hvis alle projektlederne i virksomheden gjorde tingene på samme møde, så der ligesom var en plan for hvordan vi gjorde tingene. Derfor var jeg en lykkelig mand da vi endelig fik trumfet igennem at vi alle skulle certificeret i projektledelse gennem et framework der hedder PRINCE2 og det har vi været rigtig glade for. Nu skal vi så se hvordan det bliver at arbejde med det i hverdagen, men mere om det senere.

Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Danish support to local production of safety syringes

Danish support to local production of safety syringes
(Press Release 21st of September)

Danish Magazine “Udvikling” published by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Article portrating innovative product for third world countries (in danish)

“Georg Gearløs ser mod syd”
(Udvikling nr. 9, 2005)

“Thank you for visiting our site – we hope that it may inspire you to implement safe health care in your environment. Injection safety benefits the patients, the health care worker and the community.”

Curative Health Care

The World Health Organization estimates that globally more than 5% of all new HIV infections are caused by unsafe injections with approximately 250.000 people infected annually. Unsafe injections are the most common cause of Hepatitis C virus infection in developing and transitional countries, causing two million new infections each year and accounting for 40% of cases. Also, 30% of cases of Hepatitis B virus results from unsafe injections.

The spread of blood borne pathogens such as HIV, Hepatitis B & C among patients and health care workers in hospitals and health care facilities can be halted. The Emunio retractable safety syringe protects the patients, the health care workers and the environment. It is efficient and affordable protection against needle stick injuries.

According to research published in the International Journal of STDs and AIDS, US researchers reviewed hundreds of studies on HIV transmission across Africa – going back 20 years – concluding that the main cause was the use of dirty needles for medical injections. In the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, researchers in Germany stated that unsafe sex no longer was the main cause to HIV in Africa and blamed contaminated needles and exposure in health care settings.

Unsafe injections are an underplayed risk that urgently needs to be highlighted and accepted as being real. At a time where an estimated 19-53% of government health employees’ death in African countries are caused by AIDS, the need for safety syringes with needle retraction feature becomes more and more obvious.

Advantages and benefits

• Affordable
• Re-use prevention
• Single-hand injection process
• Ease-of-use – no additional training required
• Various sizes
• Very little dead-space
• Anti-needle stick reduces injuries
• Retractable safety syringes provides maximum safety
• Combined protection of health care worker, patient and environment
• Lowers risk of unsafe injection practices
• Safe disposal
• non-toxic
• PVC free
• Latex free
• Suited for needle exchange programs for IDU’s

Sizes and packaging

• Available in 1ml, 3ml, 5ml and 10ml
• Blister packed in easy-to-open pouch
• 100 pcs per box
• 1200 pcs per export carton

Instructions for use

Product Codes

Product Codes (Portable Document Format)

Additional Information

The Quality System for the manufacturing entity has been certified by Det Norske Veritas, Certificate of Assessment – EC – Certificate No 2003-OSL-MDD-0377, valid until 06. November 2008. Det Norske Veritas has CE marking # 0434.

We therefore fulfill the requirement of Option 1 in WHO procedure for assessing the acceptability, in principle, of single-use injection devices for procurement by United Nation agencies with domestic market clearance in Europe.

FDA 510(K) number: K032747

The product and/or production process follows the standards:

• EN 550 Sterilization of medical devices – validation and routine control of ethylene oxide sterilization
• EN980:1997 Graphical symbols for use in labeling of medical devices
• EN1441:1998 Medical devices – risk analysis
• ISO6009 Hypodermic needles for single use – colour coding for identification
• ISO7886-1 sterile hypodermic syringes for single use
• ISO/DIS 13485 Quality Management Systems – medical devices – system requirements for regulatory purposes
• ISO 14971 Medical devices – application of risk management to medical devices
• ISO 19011 Quality management systems – medical devices – system requirements for regulatory purposes.

There have been no complaints submitted to us, or the license holder, or the manufacturing site during the previous 2 years.

Immunization

In some developing countries, it is common (but very undesirable) practice to change the needle and reuse syringes. Such practice results in influx of fluids from a possibly contaminated needle back into the syringe and then into the next patient, which obviously leads to transmission of diseases. The Auto Disable (AD) syringe eliminates the risk of infection, as it can only be used once.

The Emunio AD syringe is suitable for mass immunization campaigns and for use in clinics and other health care settings.

• Meets WHO requirements
• Inexpensive
• Suitable for use in syringe melters or for incineration
• No specific training required (works like a normal syringe, no ventilation or pumping needed)

The syringe shall not be recapped and shall be disposed of in sharps dispenser!

Advantages and benefits

• Affordable
• Cost-effective
• Environmental
• Re-use prevention
• Single-hand injection process
• Ease-of-use – no additional training required
• Combined protection of health care worker, patient and environment
• Lowers risk of unsafe injection practices
• non-toxic
• PVC free
• Latex free

Sizes and packaging

Avalable in 0.5ml/cc

It is  blisterpacked with 100 pcs per box and 2000 pcs per export carton.