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MONTREAL, Mar. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/--

Quebec-based AMD Medicom Inc. ("Medicom"), one of the world's leading

manufacturers of N95 respirators and medical grade surgical masks, joins the

international business community in expressing its solidarity with the

Ukrainian population. Medicom has operated a distribution center in Kyiv for

over 10 years and employs over 15 people there.

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In order to support the humanitarian efforts underway in Ukraine, Medicom will

be sending over $250,000 worth of medical products from North America and

Europe. In addition, the company is launching a fundraiser among its nearly

2,000 employees and will match every dollar donated. The funds raised will be

donated to Doctors Without Borders and used primarily to improve access to

health care and medication.

"For the past few days, our thoughts have been with our colleagues in Kyiv and

with the Ukrainian people. In keeping with our mission to protect, we decided

to help the caregivers involved in the humanitarian efforts and their

patients," said Guillaume Laverdure, Chief Operating Officer of Medicom.

Medicom's customers and partners who wish to support medical humanitarian aid

operations in Ukraine can visit the Doctors Without Borders website at

https://www.msf.org.

About the Medicom Group

The Medicom Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors

of high-quality, single-use, preventive and infection control products for the

medical, dental, industrial, animal health, laboratory, retail and health and

wellness markets. Medicom was named one of Canada's Best Managed Companies for

2021 and received a Mercure Award at the Mercuriades 2021.

Medicom distributes infection control products under the Medicom, Ritmed,

Kolmi, Hopen, Ocean Pacific and Hedy brands. Medicom subsidiaries include

Kolmi-Hopen in France, Medicom Asia in Hong Kong, United Medical Enterprise in

the U.S.A., KHM Engineering in Singapore and Medicom HealthPro Limited in the

U.K.

Medicom has extensive experience in responding to the demand for personal

protective equipment in the event of a pandemic. Medicom was founded in 1988 in

response to the urgent need for medical gloves for healthcare professionals

during the global HIV crisis. Since then, the company has been a reliable

supplier of infection control solutions during multiple epidemics, including

avian flu, SARS, H1N1 and Ebola, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.

For more information about Medicom and the company's comprehensive portfolio of

infection control solutions, including an extensive range of medical face

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Media Contact:

Gayle Padvaiskas

Vice President

Marketing, AMD Medicom Inc.

gpadvaiskas@medicom.ca  

SOURCE: AMD Medicom Inc.