BB 14th Coy 2016 CBS 2 (Squad 4)

1. Health
Made by Squad 4:
SGT Lim Jian Song
SGT Ho Jian Yan
SGT Andre Sim

2. Health
The state of being free from
illness or injury
A person’s mental or
physical condition

3. Marc Koska

4. About Marc Koska
- Read an article in 1984 about prediction of HIV spreading
due to unsafe injections
- Got determined to stop infections due to unsafe injections
- Learnt how UK drug addicts used syringes
- Went to Geneva to learn about public health policy
- Invented the non-reusable K1 and Star syringes

5. TED-ED talk by Marc Koska

6. What made him inspired to work towards this goal of
his?
“The alarm bells first rang back in 1984.The article predicted –
accurately, as it turned out - that HIV would spread via unsafe
injections like a bush fire. Appalled at the prospect of such an
avoidable catastrophe, I decided there and then to try and do
something about it.”
-Marc Koska

7. What was he trying to achieve?
Stop the re-use of syringes and to save lives by
reducing blood-borne infections being spread
through unsafe injections.

8. What aspect of the social entrepreneur did you find
most inspiring?
The social entrepreneur did not hesitate to choose to stop the infections caused by
the unsafe injections and chose to step out of his comfort zone where he could
have chosen a more stable job. This shows his determination and commitment to
his cause.

9. Would you leave familiar and comfortable surroundings
to help others?
Yes. It is important to help others in times of need should one be capable of doing
so.

10. Safe Point Trust

16. About Safepoint Trust
● Founded in 2006
● Is a charity organization
● Aims to use information to solve basic health care problems
● Works to inform the public about how doctors and medical
practitioners are routinely giving patients unsafe injections
● Work closely with a number of the major healthcare
organisations (such as the WHO and PATH) through to tiny
NGO’s operating in rural communities

17. What do they do?
Run public awareness campaigns targeting both
healthcare workers and the general public
Increase knowledge of how to give and receive safe
injections, and the consequences of an unsafe one.

18. Drive policy change at a ministerial level ensuring that AD
(Auto-Disable) syringes are made standard, and
available in countries that need them most.
Push public awareness through the release of dedicated
short films that inform, shock and kick-start action.

19. Sources
http://safepointtrust.org/
http://safepointtrust.org/about.htm/
https://www.ted.com/talks/marc_koska_the_devastating_toll_of_syringe_reuse?language=en

20. for your kind
attention!