| April 28, 2005 |
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| Olympus Medical Systems |
| Donates Endoscope System to
Burkina Faso |
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| Endoscopic Video Information
System "EVIS EXERA" |
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| Olympus Medical Systems Corporation (President: Haruhito
Morishima) supports the Outreach Program run by the World organization
of Digestive Endoscopy (OMED)*1 and the World Gastroentorology
Organization (OMGE)*2 to improve medical services in developing
countries through the increased use of endoscopes in screening and
therapy. As part of its contribution in this area, Olympus Medical
Systems will donate*3 an endoscope system worth ¥20 million,
including an electrosurgical unit and endotherapy devices, to the
Yalgado Ouedraogo University Medical Center*4, which is
the core medical institution in the African country of Burkina Faso*5. |
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| The Outreach Program, which has been in operation
since September 2003, targets developing countries in South America,
Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Each year, a hospital
in one country is selected to receive a donated endoscope system.
The system will be utilized to provide education in endoscopy and
training for nursing and medical staffs. |
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| Olympus Medical Systems has supported the program
from its inception. In September 2003, it donated an endoscope system
to the Eva Perón Teaching Hospital in Rosario, Argentina. It
has also provided additional support, including equipment training
and post-installation servicing. |
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Established in 1962, the World organization of Digestive Endoscopy
has members in 63 countries in Europe, the Americas and Asia.
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The World Gastroenterology Organization was established in
1954. Its membership consists of 50,000 gastroenterologists
in 93 countries.
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Burkina Faso is a sub-Saharan country with an economy based
on agriculture. Its capital is Ouagadougou. According to data
(January 2005) on the website of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Burkina Faso has an area of 274,200 square kilometers,
a population of 13 million, and a per capita GDP of $220. |
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The Yalgado Ouedraogo University Medical Center is the core
medical institution in Burkina Faso. It is an 850-bed hospital
and services 1.5 million people annually. |
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Donated items
Videoscopes (gastrointestinal videoscope, colonovideoscope,
duodenovideoscope, bronchovideoscope)
Videoscope system unit (videoprocessor, light source)
Electrosurgical unit
Endotherapy devices(for gastroscopic , colonoscopic, duedenoscopic
and bronchoscopic procedures) |
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