A study sponsored by the Indian Ministry of Health and the World Bank estimated that over a third of plastic syringes and needles, and more than half of injection waste, are not properly disposed of in Indian hospitals and clinics. A study sponsored by the Indian Ministry of Health and the World Bank estimated that over a third of plastic syringes and needles, and more than half of injection waste, are not properly disposed of in Indian hospitals and clinics. Image courtesy of Reuters/Tanushree Punwani Natalie Alcoba CMAJ 2009;181:26-27 ©2009 by Canadian Medical Association