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BSD Medical (BSDM) Says MicroThermX Marketing Approved in South Africa

BSD Medical Corporation (NASDAQ: BSDM) today reported that Terumo Europe NV (Terumo) has obtained approvals to market and import the MicroThermX® Microwave Ablation System (MicroThermX) in South Africa, Dubai, Qatar, and Jordan. These approvals are part of Terumo’s comprehensive marketing strategy to expand MicroThermX distribution outside of Western Europe. BSD’s exclusive, multi-million dollar agreement with Terumo covers distribution of the MicroThermX in more than 100 countries, including Europe, Western Asia and Africa, with a market potential that exceeds $1 billion.

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Scholarship helps Coastal medical student visit Africa

A TRIP to Ghana last year has driven Ciara Peddell to help those less fortunate.

Working at a small rural hospital in the town of Asesewa, the Burnie-placed medical student watched helplessly as locals suffered due to a lack of amenities and treatment.

"We complain about our health care system here all the time," Miss Peddell said.

"You go there and young children are dying in front of you from simple illnesses.

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Africa’s first medical tablet wins award

Five young visionaries from Africa, India, Europe and the Middle East were announced at London’s leading scientific institution, the Royal Society, as winners of the 2014 Rolex Awards for Enterprise.

One winner in particular, Arthur Zang from Cameroon, has invented what is believed to be Africa’s first medical tablet, which will allow health-care workers in rural areas to send the results of cardiac tests to heart specialists via a mobile-phone connection.

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South Africa: Enhancing Your Printing Solution to Work Smarter, Easier and More Profitably

The printing industry has changed, with many established printer providers, as well as new companies, adopting digital printing solutions to meet the demands of the print market.

The purchase of a digital device is not always done willingly, sometimes it is done through necessity and sometimes the technology is embraced as companies look to the future.

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