1. RON RAAB B.EC, PRESIDENT, INSULIN FOR LIFE AUSTRALIA

2. INSULIN FOR LIFE Australia What is it? A not-for-profit organization established in 1999 in Melbourne, AustraliaBackground: expands the activities of the International Insulin Distribution Program, International Diabetes Institute, Australia, 1986 – 1999, based on not wasting insulin etcObjectives: urgent short - term and continuous overseas supply of insulin and other items mentoring similar programs in other countries sustainable improvement in the cost of insulin to the user and in its availability in countries in need.

3. Insulin For Life Global Network Active Supply Programs Location of Insulin For Life Global (Melbourne, Australia)          Bolivia Ecuador Congo (Rep) Congo (Dem Rep) Rwanda Tanzania Cambodia Kyrgyzstan Russia Turkey Uzbekistan Ukraine Maldives    

4. Bethlehem via Israel Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East USA (Hurricane Katrina) North America Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela Central & South America, Caribbean Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka South-East Asia Bali, Indonesia, Kiribati, Myanmar (Burma), Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Tonga, East Timor Western Pacific Armenia, Bulgaria, Byelorussia, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Azerbaijan, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan Europe Benin, Cameroon, Congo (Dem Rep), Congo (Rep), Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Tanzania, Toga, Uganda, Zambia, Zanzibar, Zimbabwe Africa 58 Countries (336 separate occasions) to which insulin and other diabetes supplies have been sent by IFL Australia since 1986 (sorted by IDF Regions)

5. Insulin for Life International Collection Network Location of Insulin For Life Global (Melbourne, Australia) IFL Oklahoma IDD Trust, UK IZL Germany Diabetes Auckland IZL Austria European Society Pediatric Endocrinology 1600 members

6. Total supplies donated by Insulin For Life Australia since 1986:  1,225,000 mls insulin (=122,500 vials)  210,538 blood glucose strips  1,362,339 syringes and meters, pen needles, insulin pens and lancets  Estimated value $US 3,675,000 ($AUD 6,934,000) 12 03

7. ECONOMICS OF THE PROGRAM Vials donated in 16 years = 123,000 (1,230,000 mls) Operating costs= $US 160,000 ($AUD 260,000) People supplied for 1 month = 123,000  Cost of each 10ml vial supplied = $US 1.30 ($AUD 2.15)

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