EDMONTON, Alberta, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Medical Services International Inc. (Pink Sheets: MSITF) wishes to announce that its distributor in Hong Kong wishes to begin retailing its VScan Hepatitis B and C test kits in Hong Kong and surrounding areas. This distributor is currently retailing the HIV 1&2 test kits throughout Hong Kong and surrounding areas. The amount of VScan HIV test kits that are being sold on a retail level continues to increase on a quarterly basis. Adding Hepatitis B&C to the existing marketing plan will significantly increase the distributors volume. The southeast Asia market continues to be an excellent market for the company. It is anticipated that over 500,000 VScan test kits will be sold on a retail basis in the next year. About VScan The VScan rapid test kit is a single use, easy to use test for the screening of HIV 1&2, Hepatitis B&C, Tuberculosis (TB), Dengue Fever. Malaria, West Nile, Syphilis and Prostate Cancer. The kits cannot be sold in Canada. Medical Services International Inc. trades in the United States on the NQB Pink Sheets under the symbol "MSITF". For further information, Please contact Robert Talbot at (780) 430 6363 or http://www.medicalservicesintl.com/ or http://www.minerva-biotech.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, for Medical Services International Inc. Web site: http://www.medicalservicesintl.com/ http://www.minerva-biotech.com/

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