Safe injection and waste management: a reference for logistics advisors.

Safe Injection and Waste Management: A Reference for Logistics Advisors was developed as a reference for logistics advisors as they face the challenge of designing and supporting programs to improve injection safety and injection waste management. The reader will find useful information and tools as well as discussions of important issues including those related to commodity security for safe injection devices (i.e. injection device security) and the development of a safe injection and waste management policy. Available in this reference guide are assessment tools for safe injection and waste management and references to more detailed articles about specific issues related to safe injection and waste management. The information in this reference was taken from a variety of reliable sources including the World Health Organization peer-reviewed journals and USAID-supported projects. It includes a table of organizations involved in safe injection work and a list of journal articles on a variety of topics related to safe injection and waste management. (authors)