Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. Announces Second Sub-Sahara Africa SafeTrace(R) Software Installation DENVER, Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyndgate Technologies(R) ("Wyndgate"), a division of Global Med Technologies(R), Inc. (OTC:GLOB) (BULLETIN BOARD: GLOB) ("Global Med" or the "Company"), announced the second African blood center to install its SafeTrace(R) donor management system. Global Med's placement of its products in sub-Sahara Africa and other international markets has the potential to help underdeveloped countries upgrade and secure their blood supplies. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040226/GLOBALMEDLOGO) Blood centers in underdeveloped countries face challenges beyond those in technologically advanced countries. Blood shortages are a concern; however, the blood supply is at a greater risk of possible contamination with blood-borne diseases, such as HIV, hepatitis, syphilis, etc. The spread of HIV, in particular, has become the driving force behind the current initiatives to improve the environment in which blood is collected and tested, which may in turn help to decrease the transmission rate of HIV/AIDS through blood transfusions in these countries. Replacing their manual processes and manual records with automated solutions can help to manage their donor testing and help to ensure the safe release of blood and blood products for transfusion. Will Willman, Senior Vice President of International Business Development stated, "We were able to provide a relatively low cost solution that is suited to the technologically challenged African environment in a relatively short period of time. Data that is entered by the blood center staff in Africa is transmitted securely via satellite to a data center located in Denver, Colorado. The staff at this data center provides all of the computer system support including database management and monitoring thereby greatly reducing the complexity and cost of providing this solution for a blood center in Africa." Mr. Willman added, "The quality of our products and the competency of our employees provide the foundation for future installations in the international markets." This second sub-Saharan installation marks the beginning of the potential installation of our products in other countries in Africa and other international countries. The international market affords a $100+ million dollar potential for Global Med Technologies and we look forward to fulfilling this opportunity." About Global Med Technologies, Inc. Global Med Technologies, Inc. is an international e-Health, medical information technology company, providing information management software products and services to the healthcare industry. Its Wyndgate Technologies division is a leading supplier of information management systems to U.S. and international blood centers and hospital transfusion centers. Current clients of Wyndgate's products and services manage more than 3 million units of blood, or over 22% of the U.S. blood supply, each year. Wyndgate's products are also being implemented in Canada, the Caribbean and sub-Sahara Africa. Together, the SafeTrace donor management system and the SafeTrace Tx(R)* advanced transfusion management system provide Vein-to-Vein(R) tracking from donor collection to patient transfusion. For more information about Global Med's products and services, please call 800-WYNDGATE or visit http://www.globalmedtech.com/, http://www.peoplemed.com/ and http://www.wyndgate.com/. This news release may include statements that constitute forward-looking statements, usually containing the words "believe," "estimate," "project," "expects" or similar expressions. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this news release. *Patent Pending http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040226/GLOBALMEDLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Global Med Technologies, Inc. CONTACT: Press, Wm. Scott Dustin, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, +1-916-404-8415, , or Investors, Tom Marcinek, President and COO, +1-916-404-8413, , both of Wyndgate Technologies Web site: http://www.globalmedtech.com/

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