Medical Services has agreed to ship samples of its VScan HIV Rapid Test Kit for independent testing in Jamaica. The samples necessary to meet full testing protocol required for regulatory approval are to be shipped by March 31, 2003.
If the independent testing in the Caribbean of the VScan HIV test kit is as successful as the testing that has been completed elsewhere in the world, it is reasonable to expect that the Company will do well in the Caribbean market. It is expected that a successful test program in the Caribbean will help the Company expand into Central and South America.
Medical Services International is a medically related holding Company with its head office in Edmonton, Alberta. The diagnostic test division was created in response to a worldwide demand for a less costly, rapid, technically simplified method to test for infectious diseases. The Company has developed Rapid Test Kits for the detection of HIV 1&2 and subgroup O, Hepatitis B&C and Tuberculosis (TB), The Company is currently developing additional rapid test kits for the West Nile Virus and Dengue Fever. The test results are fast (results in under 15 minutes), easy to use, accurate greater than 99% of the time, requires no refrigeration or special storage and can be used anywhere without the need of medical personnel. The VScan test kits are ideally suited for testing large populations and in remote areas where access to traditional testing is limited. The kits are not for sale in Canada.