British Inventor proud of one-use syringe

A British painter and decorator-turned-inventor has spoken of his pride as his one-use syringe that has been 30 years in the making has been endorsed by the World Health Organisation.

Marc Koska, 53, said he had the idea to create an auto-disable syringe which effectively breaks after use after reading a newspaper article about the spread of HIV through shared needles.

The design that he eventually came up with, the Lifesaver Syringe, is already being used in dozens of developing countries where it has saved countless lives.