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Current Work Items
The following consist of the current work items of the International Association of Safe Injection Technology:
  • Cooperating with ISO and WHO on the development of international standards for AD and re-use prevention devices
  • Cooperating with WHO on quality assessment and quality management systems
  • Supporting the PEPFAR initiative that leads in procuring syringes with re-use prevention features for the curative sector
  • Promoting adequate procedures for field assessments, procurement and evaluations
  • Supporting UN policy statements on AD syringes and SIGN’s “No Harm Policy”
  • Advocating and complying with simple, transparent and open bid processes by all procuring organisations, including the UN and national government authorities
  • Encouraging innovation and healthy competition

(November 2004)
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