Marketing Begins in China and Other Countries for Contraceptive Gel Against Sexually Transmitted Diseases Including HIV/AIDS.Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers PRESCOTT, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2000 With registration completed in the People's Republic of China, a new anti-microbial contraceptive gel that acts as a barrier for the prevention of sexually transmitted diseases Sexually transmitted diseases Infections that are acquired and transmitted by sexual contact. Although virtually any infection may be transmitted during intimate contact, the term sexually transmitted disease is restricted to conditions that are largely (STDs), including 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. (AIDS), is now being marketed there. Registrations are pending in a number of other countries including India, Thailand, Russia, and several African and European nations. The product is considered a potential breakthrough in the prevention of the global STD (Subscriber Trunk Dialing) Long distance dialing outside of the U.S. that does not require operator intervention. STD prefix codes are required and billing is based on call units, which are a fixed amount of money in the currency of that country. and HIV epidemic. Surete(TM) Gel is manufactured in the US by Optima Worldwide Ltd., headquartered in Prescott, Arizona. The product is a female-controlled spermicide spermicide /sper·mi·cide/ (sper´mi-sid) an agent destructive to spermatozoa.spermici´dal sper·mi·cide n. An agent that kills spermatozoa, especially as a contraceptive. contraceptive gel that is inserted vaginally for up to 8 hours of protection against pregnancy and STD's. The concept of a barrier gel-preventative product has long been awaited by experts at the World Health Organization, The National Institutes of Health, Family Health International, and UNAIDS UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS who have tracked the spread of STDs worldwide. Since Optima began marketing Surete(TM) in China, sales have climbed to over a million units per month with more demand generated by public transportation sales franchises, the Women's Federation Union, and other organizations, including Family Planning family planning Use of measures designed to regulate the number and spacing of children within a family, largely to curb population growth and ensure each family’s access to limited resources. . Optima has been active with organizations such as the China Academy of Preventive Medicine to help raise awareness of AIDS and to stem the spread of other STD epidemics. The Company, together with its investment consultants Hylton Consultancy Group / Sun Consolidated Securities Inc., is planning an initial public offering on both the Asian/European and American stock exchanges This is a list of American stock exchanges. Stock exchanges in Latin America (where Spanish and Portuguese prevail) use the term Bolsa de Valores, meaning 'bag' or 'purse' of 'values'. in early 2001 to raise capital for additional manufacturing, distribution, and costs of government licensing and testing in many other parts of the world. For further information contact Hylton via Email Hylton@info.com.ph or Sun Consolidated at scs119@hotmail.com |
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