MedMira Inc, a market leader in flow-through diagnostics for infectious diseases, announced the Company's penetration into the African market by expanding from South Africa to Western Africa with its recent shipment of HIV Tests to Med Distribution Internationale (MDI). This order was placed for MiraWell Rapid HIV Tests and will be sold in the Republic of Benin.

MDI is an established African company that distributes healthcare products to pharmaceutical outlets, hospitals and general practitioners and is committed to improving healthcare by delivering quality medical products, including the MiraWell Rapid HIV Tests.

"We are extremely pleased with the continued efforts of Med Distribution Internationale. Their expansion into new African territories is on target with our international marketing strategy to find and support established distributors. We are excited to have our product available in both South Africa and West Africa," says Stephen Sham, chairman and CEO of MedMira.

The Republic of Benin, a prominent West African republic with a strong democratic government, is located between Nigeria and Togo. Prevalence of HIV in Benin is approximately 3 per cent of the total population. Recent statistics indicate that the disease is spreading steadily, especially among young adults.

MedMira is a global manufacturer and marketer of in vitro rapid diagnostic tests for the clinical laboratory market. MedMira's tests issue reliable, rapid diagnosis in just 3 minutes for the detection of human antibodies in human serum, plasma or whole blood for diseases such as HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C.