Riding on the Success of HMD’s Kojak Selinge, the Auto Disable Syringe K1 Gets “The Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2006”
In a significant development that demonstrates an Indian company’s commitment to the cause of safe injection practices across the world, the K1 syringe - world’s first Auto Disable and reuse preventive for the curative and immunization injections syringe has been awarded “The Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2006”. The syringe invented by Mr. Marc Koska of UK based Star Syringe is manufactured & marketed in India by Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices Ltd. (HMD) under the brand name of Kojak Selinge.
(PRWEB) October 19, 2006
In a significant development that demonstrates an Indian company’s commitment to the cause of safe injection practices across the world, the K1 syringe - world’s first Auto Disable and reuse preventive for the curative and immunization injections syringe has been awarded “The Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2006”. The syringe invented by Mr. Marc Koska of UK based Star Syringe is manufactured & marketed in India by Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices Ltd. (HMD) under the brand name of Kojak Selinge.
Commenting on this occasion, Mr. Rajiv Nath, Joint Managing Director, HMD says, “HMD has contributed immensely to the success of pioneering K1 AD Syringe Technology at the global level. Star Syringe has licensed K1 production to over 10 independent manufacturers across the world, who in turn have produced & sold over 500 million auto-disable syringes (K1) for general healthcare since 2003 and the share of Kojak Selinge (produced by HMD) is over 40%. HMD, in addition to Indian healthcare market, is also selling Kojak in over 15 countries.”
“Today, we can very proudly claim that Kojak Selinge has contributed significantly to the global success & acceptance of K1. In fact, Kojak is the most visible & popular brand name in the K1 category across the world. Under the US President George Bush’s MMIS (Making Medical Injections safer) programme, HMD has been supplying Kojak to over 15 countries including Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Mozambique etc.” , added Mr. Nath.
Appreciating HMD’s contribution, Mr. Marc Koska, the inventor of K1 syringe says, “It is the earnest efforts of our key partners like HMD which have made K1 a great success story at the international healthcare horizon. The success of K1 highlights the growing concerns of the community towards the menace of unsafe injection practices and also the steps or initiative they are ready to take to thwart this threat. According to WHO data, every year 1.3 million children die from HIV, Hepatitis and other blood borne diseases because of reuse of syringes.”
“The Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2006” is a springboard for Star & its partners like HMD to continue its ground breaking work in bringing safer basic healthcare and education to people all over the world.”, says Mr. Koska.
About HMD:
Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices Ltd. (HMD) is Asia’s largest syringe manufacturing company. HMD’s standard disposable syringe “DISPOVAN” is the only established brand name in the syringe market in India. The company manufactures over 1.2 Billion syringes per annum at its multiple manufacturing locations in Ballabgarh (Haryana). In 2003, under the license from Star Syringe of UK, HMD started manufacturing K1- the first non-reusable also known as Auto-disable (AD) syringe in India. HMD markets these AD Syringes under the Kojak Selinge brand name, which is the most popular & visible brand name in non-reusable syringe market in India & other countries as well.
About Star Syringe:
Set up by Mr. Marc Koska (the inventor of K1) in 1996 as a vehicle to bring the K1 auto-disable syringe to the market. K1 was one of the first auto-disable syringe in the healthcare market, designed specifically to prevent the re-use of syringes. Star has licensed K1 production to over ten independent developing world manufacturers. Star founder Marc Koska has tirelessly lobbied governments and international policy makers to punish syringe reuse by law and institutionalize the use of Auto disable syringes.
For further information please contact:
Mr. Pradeep Sareen
General Manager
Hindustan Syringes & Medical Devices Ltd.
Mbl. No. : 98100-29272
Daljeet Singh / Shivani Luthra
E, Lexicon Public Relations & Corporate Consultants Ltd.
Mbl. No. : 92127-14149/Mbl. No. : 989141-8881
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