MEDISPHERE INC., AN EXPORTER OF MEDICAL SUPPLIES, INITIATED THE ATLANTA VISIT OF ANGOLA’S MINISTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH, NILO VAZ DE BORJA, IN LATE NOVEMBER — THE FIRST GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL THE COMPANY HAS INVITED TO THE CITY.
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE GEORGIA BIOMEDICAL PARTNERSHIP, VISITS WERE ARRANGED FOR DR. BORJA AT THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND THE MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WHERE HE MET WITH LOUIS SULLIVAN, PRESIDENT OF THE MEDICAL SCHOOL AND FORMER U.S. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. DR. BORJA ALSO MET WITH CITY OFFICIALS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS HERE.
“DR. BORJA WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE DEPTH OF MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE IN ATLANTA, ESPECIALLY IN THE STUDY OF TROPICAL AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES,” PAUL STABLER, MEDISPHERE’S PRESIDENT, TOLD GLOBALFAX.
MEDISPHERE, WHICH DOES BUSINESS IN 30 COUNTRIES, HAS BEEN EXPORTING PHARMACEUTICAL AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO ANGOLA FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS, HE SAID. THE COUNTRY’S HEALTH SYSTEM, HE ADDED, HAS PROGRESSED RAPIDLY IN RECENT YEARS BECAUSE OF A STRENGTHENING ECONOMY FUELED BY INCREASED REVENUES FROM OFFSHORE OIL DISCOVERIES AND AN ABEYANCE OF CIVIL UNREST.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, MR. STABLER MAY BE REACHED BY CALLING (404) 885-9777; FAX, (404) 885-9818. HIS E-MAIL: INFO@MEDISPHERE.COM