Washington Post: Why it took so long for the world to start using ‘smart,’ self-destructing syringes
“The World Health Organization called Monday for the worldwide use of needle syringes that self-destruct after a single injection. … The WHO has been hunting for solutions for nearly 25 years. Only recently has the technology become feasible — cheap, easy to use, hard to break — for an announcement like the WHO made Monday…” (Frankel, 2/24).