TOMI™ Environmental Solutions, Inc. (“TOMI”) (OTCQB: TOMZ), a global
bacteria decontamination and infectious disease control company, by
invitation of The Minister of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and
Sheikh Abdullah Al-Meleihi, the Chairman of the Al Ramez Establishments
for Medical Supplies A DIVISION ALRAMEZ GROUP lead a symposium entitled
“Insights and Solutions for Emerging Viruses and Infectious Diseases” in
Riyadh on August 29, 2013 at the Riyadh Marriott Conference Center.
Sheikh Abdullah Al-Meleihi stated, “We are bringing in the TOMI™ team to
share their knowledge about these deadly infectious diseases, as well as
to learn their approaches and solutions. We are also very interested to
discover more about their state-of-the-art technology to combat these
killer viruses as well as other infectious diseases. This will
substantially strengthen our ability to address public health issues
here in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and throughout the world."
The Symposium followed the recent initial graduation ceremony of 51 of
the Ministry of Health staffers who each received a diploma in infection
control. Deputy Health Minister for Planning and Development Mohammed
Khushaim said it was a proud moment for the ministry to have these
graduates from the program. The graduates, he hoped, will play an
exemplary role in the ministry's efforts to tackle infection cases in
its healthcare facilities. "Infection control is one the most important
challenges at any healthcare facility," he added. For related link,
please see http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20130828178446.
For the Symposium, 5 representatives of TOMI traveled to Riyadh to
present an educational worldwide overview on the state of infectious
disease. The Symposium dealt with the current international infectious
disease outbreaks, which have now reached troubling proportions, as well
as the current crisis affecting millions of hospital patients worldwide
that are acquiring Hospital-Acquired (Nosocomial) Infections (“HAIs”)
each year. TOMI also introduced the attendees to SteraMistTM
and the Binary Ionization TechnologyTM.
The Symposium drew significant interest from a wide cross-section of the
Middle East population who are currently experiencing their own
infectious disease outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (“CDC”) are reporting multiple cases of the deadly Middle
East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (“MERS-CoV”) which, according to
the World Health Organization (“WHO”), is much deadlier than SARS. As a
matter of fact, only one day before, another person died from MERS-CoV
in Saudi Arabia – which, according to the WHO, was the 46th death out of
a total 94 confirmed cases, with the majority occurring in Saudi Arabia.
In less than six weeks, the holy city of Mecca will open its doors to
millions of Muslim pilgrims for the annual Hajj, with multitudes
congregating at the same holy places at the same time -- a perfect
scenario for catching and spreading MERS-CoV, according to public health
experts.
In discussions with the Minister of Health, Dr. Halden Shane,
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of TOMI™, stated, “The
Minister’s extreme interest and insight was very apparent to me,
regarding answers and solutions in containing and eliminating not only
this killer virus, but other infectious diseases as well ---not only for
the Saudi population, but for the entire world.”
After the Symposium, Sheikh Abdullah Al-Meleihi said, “I was extremely
happy and proud to have hosted this event, as we were able to not only
educate the attendees on infection prevention as well as infectious
disease control programs and solutions. We were also very impressed with
the SteraMistTM state-of-the-art technology and TOMI’s
proposed solutions to combat these killer viruses as well as other
infectious diseases. I am confident that with these solutions, we will
be in a better position to substantially strengthen our ability to
address public health issues here in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I
believe that using TOMI’s technology in the Kingdom will create new job
opportunities for our people in the emerging field of infectious disease
control and prevention.”
About TOMI™ Environmental Solutions, Inc.
TOMI™ Environmental Solutions, Inc. (OTCQB: TOMZ) is a global bacteria
decontamination and infectious disease control company, providing green
energy-efficient environmental solutions for indoor surface
decontamination through manufacturing, sales and licensing of our
premier platform of Hydrogen Peroxide aerosols, Ultra-Violet Ozone
Generators and Ultra-Violet Germicidal Irradiation ("UVGI") products and
technologies.
TOMI’s products are designed to service a broad spectrum of commercial
structures including medical facilities, office buildings, hotel and
motel rooms, schools, restaurants, meat and produce processing
facilities, military barracks, and athletic facilities. TOMI’s products
and services have also been used in single-family homes and multi-unit
residences.
TOMI™ also develops training programs and application protocols for its
clients and is a member in good standing with the Indoor Air Quality
Association, The International Ozone Association, The United States
Green Building Council, The American Biological Safety Association, The
American Association of Tissue Banks, Association for Professionals in
Infection Control and Epidemiology, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology
of America and the Restoration Industry Association.
For additional product information, visit www.tomiesinc.com
or contact us at info@tomiesinc.com.
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