February 1, 2001
Terumo extends emergency aid of medical supplies
worth 10-million yen to quake-hit India
Tokyo based Terumo Corp. donated 10-million-yen's-worth of medical supplies including 50,000 syringes and 5,000 blood bags to the Indian state government of Gujarat, site of the epicenter, in its effort's to help victims of a killer earthquake that occurred there on January 26th, local time. We dispatched the first batch of the aid supplies to the quake-hit area on February 1st through our branch offices in Chennai (India), Dubai (Arab United Emirates) and our Indian subsidiary, Terumo Penpol Ltd. (Kerala).
Contents of supports:
| Syringes |
52,000pcs |
| Needles |
5,000pcs |
| Blood transfusion sets |
5,000pcs |
| Blood bags |
5,000pcs |
| Urinary drainage bags |
5,000pcs |
About Terumo Penpol Ltd.
Terumo Penpol is our Indian subsidiary, which manufactures and sells blood bags not only for the domestic market, but also for the markets in South America and Africa.
