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Marc Koska: 1,3 milions de raons per a reinventar la xeringa.

Filmed Jul 2009 • Posted Oct 2009TEDGlobal 2009
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La reutilització de xeringues, molt habitual en les clíniques amb poc pressupost, mata 1,3 milions de persones cada any. Marc Koska ens il·lustra sobre aquest problema global tan devastador amb fets, fotografies i filmacions amb càmera oculta. I ens ensenya la seva solució: una xeringa de baix cost que no es pot tornar a fer servir.

Marc Koska wants to improve health care in the developing world by re-designing dangerous medical tools -- and offering education to practitioners in under-funded clinics. Full bio »

Translated into Catalan by Marià Surra
Reviewed by Rafel Marco i Molina
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