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5 quotes by Marc Koska

Marc Koska Koska in 2008 Born Marc Andrew Koska 14 March 1961 (1961-03-14) (age 53) Bournemouth, England Occupation Inventor Website www.marckoska.com Marc Andrew Koska OBE (born 14 March 1961 in Bournemouth) is best known for inventing the non-reusable K1 auto-disable syringe, thus preventing the medical transmission of blood-borne diseases.
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Twenty-two million cases of hepatitis B are spread every year because of the reuse of syringes. The WHO says one in two injections given is unsafe.

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I read a newspaper article in May 1984 which predicted that syringes would one day be a major cause of the transmission of HIV. It was what I had... →

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I grew up in England, went to a nice public school, then didn't want to go to university, so I thought I would wander around. I did a season... →

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A number of immunisation programmes are funded and announced by the government and international bodies, but little thought goes into the injecting... →

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The Tanzanian government recognised there is a problem: that they don't have enough sterile syringes, that they are being reused probably four or... →

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