Healthcare Devices Association of Pakistan alarmed by illegal syringes spreading HIV and hepatitis

• Warns banned, reusable devices still in market; devices falsely claiming ‘auto-disable’ are actually reusable ISLAMABAD: The Healthcare Devices Association of Pakistan (HDAP) has expressed grave concern over the illegal manufacture and use of banned reusable syr­inges across the country, including the discovery of devices fraudulently labelled as “auto-disable” when they remain fully reusable. HDAP warned that the practices pose a direct threat to public health by spreading disease. “These ...

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