Medical Services Completes Initial Testing in Peru EDMONTON, ALBERTA, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On September 16, Medical Services International Inc (Pinksheets: MSITF) announced that it had begun shipping VScan Rapid Test Kits for HIV and TB into several countries in South America to begin regulatory testing. Medical Services is pleased to announce that the initial phase of the testing of the HIV test kit has now been completed in Peru. The Company has been advised that regulatory officials were very encouraged and excited about the initial results and have asked the Company to begin a final phase of testing immediately. The Company has been informed that due to the growing demand for a fast, accurate, rapid test kit for the screening of HIV that the scope of the regulatory approval when completed will now include a number of additional Government and non-Government institutions. This will ensure that the VScan test kit is available to a wide cross section of the Peruvian market of approximately 28 million people. The Company is working with the respective officials in Peru towards an expeditious approval process. About VScan The VScan rapid test kit is a single use, disposable, accurate (greater than 99%), cost effective, easy-to-use rapid test for the screening of HIV 1&2 and subgroup O, Hepatitis B&C, and Tuberculosis (TB). The kits cannot be sold in Canada. Medical Services International Inc., trades in the United States on the NQB Pinksheets under the symbol "MSITF". For further information, please contact Robert Talbot at (780) 430 6363 or Bill Whitehead Jr. at (416) 822 5883 or http://www.medicalservicesintl.com/ . NOTE: Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking Statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Act of 1995. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause results to differ materially. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include but are not limited to new economic conditions, risk in product development, market acceptance of new products and continuing product demand, level of competition, and other factors described in Company reports and other filings with regulatory bodies. DATASOURCE: Medical Services International Inc. CONTACT: Robert Talbot, +1-780-430-6363, or Bill Whitehead Jr., +1-416-822-5883, both of Medical Services International Inc. Web site: http://www.medicalservicesintl.com/

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