The Guardian - The Case For The Self-Destructing Syringe

Watch the latest LifeSaver film, read the article and learn how Tanzania have taken a monumental stand in improving their healthcare by becoming the first country to exclusively adopt auto disable syringes.

This article, published in The Guardian shows the astounding figures on syringe re-use within healthcare systems and how SafePoint plan to change this! Many thanks to Sarah Boseley, Health Editor for The Guardian.

Tanzania Adopt LifeSaver

Following on from our four brave mums who climbed Kilimanjaro to raise money for a donation of LifeSaver AD syringes to Tanzania, SafePoint is proud to announce that this donation took place on Friday 3rd of June 2011.

Hon. Dr Lucy Nkya seeing how LifeSaver works for herself!

Marc made the donation of almost 400,000 LifeSaver AD Syringes in person, to the Honourable Dr Lucy Nkya (Deputy Minister for Health and Social Welfare). Dr Nkya pledged her commitment to our LifeSaver campaign by announcing that Tanzania is to become the first LifeSaver Country. To find out more about this incredible campaign visit our website www.safepointtrust.org

Peace One Day - Getting Above The Noise

Marc will be talking at POD Talks - London on the 16th of June 2011. The event is entitled 'Getting Above The Noise" and is being held at the Royal Over-Seas League, London SW1. Marc will be joining a host of speakers including Ben Fogle and Davina McCall. To find out more / get your tickets visit www.peaceoneday.org

Marc's Ink Talk Now On Line

See Marc's talk and learn the scale of the problem of syringe re-use. Does re-use only occur in third world countries? Find out here.......

Marc to Talk at Unite for Sight

The Unite For Sight

Global Health & Innovation 2011 Conference

“A meeting of minds.”—CNN

The world's leading global health conference and social entrepreneurship conference.

The must-attend, thought-leading conference that convenes leaders, changemakers, and participants from all fields of global health, international development, and social entrepreneurship.

Marc's Talk, entitled 'I of the Needle' will be on Saturday morning during the 'Improving Health Systems' session. Click here to see the schedule and learn more about the conference.

Rethinking the Syringe

Read Marc's interview with PSFK and get his views on trends that make him optimistic about the future, transparency and inspiration!

Founder Marc Koska interviewed at TED 2011 on saving lives, syringe re-use and SafePoint

Whilst at TED 2011 Marc was interviewed by TakePart, a digital media company with a singular mission: To make participating in positive change easy, rewarding, and part of everyday life.

To read this candid interview and find out more about TakePart, click here.

Hear Marc's Talk on NY Brand Lab Radio

If you didn't get a chance to tune in to Marc's talk on NY Brand Lab Radio, don't worry! Click here to listen to the interview and hear SafePoints breaking news on Tanzania….

Positive Action Towards Safe Injections for Pakistan

The Sindh Assembly passed a bill on Wednesday 12^th January 2011 aiming to regulate and control the manufacturing, selling and use of re-used syringes. Penalties of at lease two years imprisonment have been suggested - click on these links for the full story:

The Nation

Dawn.com

SafePoint are delighted with this news and are looking forward to continuing our Safe Injections for Pakistan Campaign.