Bio-Fluorescent Technologies Inc. - AIDS ravages India.WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 1995--Thursday, Aug. 17, 1995, The Washington Post front page of the "Word News" section headlines read: "India Seen as Ground Zero in Spread of Aids to Asia." John Ward Anderson Ward Anderson is the largest cinema chain in Ireland. It operates cinemas throughout the Republic Of Ireland and United Kingdom. The group is owned by its two founders, Leo Ward, and Kevin Anderson, and its different brands are managed by various members of their families. reported: "...ignorance has helped make India 'ground zero' in the newest phase of the global AIDS epidemic, which has killed millions since the late 1970's. By some estimates India now has more HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. carriers than any other nation, propelling South and Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. to a gruesome milestone: More people will contract HIV in Asia this year than in Africa, the world's AIDS hot spot, where entire nations have been ravaged rav·age v. rav·aged, rav·ag·ing, rav·ages v.tr. 1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate: A tornado ravaged the town. 2. by the sickness." "Clearly, the center of gravity of the world's AIDS epidemic is moving rapidly toward ASIA...Many specialists now believe that India will soon have the unfortunate distinction of being the AIDS capital of the world." "There are about 80,000 documented AIDS cases in India and 1.5 million people infected with HIV, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. recent statistics by WHO (World Health Organization) and the Indian government. By the year 2000, experts predict, over a million people will have AIDS in India and over 5 million will be HIV-positive. And, if trends hold, India could have as many as 30 million people with HIV by the year 2010..." This reporter confirms in The Washington Post what Bio-Fluorescent Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ/OTC BB:BFTI BFTI Brownfields Tax Incentive ) has known and been acting on for over a year. Agreements are already in place that secure BFTI's access to this rapidly expanding market. BFTI is aggressively penetrating the Indian marketplace to provide BFTI's Mehica GP120 and PAK's. BFTI has been informed that all soldiers in service in the Indian military shall be tested once a month (India has the largest standing army in the world, second only to China). As the Post indicated, India is only the launch point for the spreading epidemic into South and Southeast Asia. Accordingly, BFTI is in the process of securing an agreement with a major supplier of diagnostic tests to China, Thailand and other Asian nations to source BFTI's products into these regions. It is now known that in Guangdong Province Noun 1. Guangdong province - a province in southern China Guangdong, Kwangtung alone, over 240 million HIV tests are planned over the next 2-3 years, and BFTI is poised to provide. CONTACT: George, 800/870-1233 or Margaret, 800/665-1335 |
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