Syringe makes more than a prick of difference

An award winning syringe design is helping stop the spread of disease through its innovative colouring system.
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Who knew that the most deadly medical procedure in the world was a simple injection? More than 1.3 million people a year die from unsafe injections annually, but a new design, which recently won the World Design Impact Prize, is hoping to lower that figure significantly. 

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Sarah Adams is a media, film and television junkie. She is the former deputy editor of ArtsHub Australia and now works in digital communications - telling research stories across multiple platforms - in the higher education sector. Follow her @sezadams