How much do needles cost

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The smart syringes cost between four and six cents. The WHO describes it as a "small increase". However, the tiny difference in the price of one needle becomes huge when it is scaled up to 16 billion injections.

Dr Khamassi added: "Injection safety is, I think, the most cost-effective way to prevent all these diseases. The WHO is also calling for sheathed needles that prevent doctors accidentally pricking their fingers.

This has happened many times during the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. But they would treble the cost of the syringes and the WHO says these would have to be introduced "progressively". The WHO is calling on industry to expand production and find ways of reducing the cost of the safer needles.

Marc Koska, head of Safepoint - which campaigns to stop the reuse of syringes - told the BBC: "It's totally, totally possible. Even with insurance, you could be paying hundreds of dollars in out-of-pocket costs each month. Insulin is absolutely necessary for people with type 1 diabetes.

People with type 2 diabetes often need it as well. Roughly 7. There are several types of devices available to deliver insulin, and each come with their own set of pros and cons. The best insulin device for you depends on many factors, including how much your blood sugar fluctuates each day and your lifestyle. Nowadays, cost is becoming an increasingly important factor to consider when deciding on a device. One study found that the price of insulin tripled in just 10 years. Vials of insulin can be rapid-acting, short-acting, intermediate-acting, or long-acting.

This relates to how long they are effective in the bloodstream. Based on where you live, you can purchase them over the counter or online at diabetes supplies stores. The price varied depending upon pharmacy location. An insulin pen is an injection device that delivers insulin into the fatty tissue below the skin with a short, thin needle. In general, pens are less painful and more convenient than syringes and vials.

Most of their disadvantages have to do with their higher costs over syringes and vials and a lack of insurance coverage. Each pen contains 3 mL of insulin.