Injection safety

10TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SAFE INJECTION GLOBAL NETWORK (SIGN) 30 November -2 December 2009, WHO/HQ, Geneva

PERFORMANCE, QUALITY AND SAFETY CONSULTATIVE MEETING WITH THE INDUSTRY
3 - 4 December 2009,
WHO/HQ, Geneva

The Injection Safety programme and the Secretariat of the Safe Injection Global Network (SIGN) in the Department of Essential Health Technologies is organizing the 10th Annual Meeting of the Safe Injection Global Network which will be held from 30 November to 2 December 2009 at WHO/HQ, Geneva. This meeting will run back to back with the Performance, Quality and Safety consultation with industry organized by the Quality Safety and Standard Unit in the Department of Immunization Vaccines and Biologicals on 3 and 4 December 2009 at WHO/HQ, Geneva.

SIGN 10th Anniversary

At the time of launch in October 1999, the SAFE INJECTION GLOBAL NETWORK was established and its Secretariat was hosted at WHO with a mission: "to achieve safe and appropriate use of injections world-wide by concerted action under a common strategic framework" and "to focus on those procedures that contribute most to the transmission of blood borne pathogens." Ten years later:

• Injection safety has gained visibility worldwide.
• SIGN budget has increased exponentially.
• SIGN has enjoyed continuous WHO support.
• SIGN has provided increased support to countries.
• SIGN has significantly reduced the burden of unsafe injections globally.
• SIGN has increased communication through the weekly email newsletter SIGNpost.

Useful information

	Contact information
	World Health Organization Department of Essential Health Technologies (HSS/EHT/DCT) 20 Avenue Appia 1211, Geneva 27 Switzerland Tel: +41 22 791 1275 Fax: +41 22 791 4836 Email: sign@who.int

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