Ansell joins global humanitarian effort with shipments of Medical and Occupational gloves to Haiti

Release date: January 27, 2010
Business segment: Corporate

Hand protection products help keep relief workers safe


RED BANK, NJ January 27th 2010 - As aid pours into Haiti for victims injured and displaced by the recent earthquakes, the massive cleanup is just beginning. Ansell is assisting with the relief effort by shipping gloves for medical workers and work crews involved in the search for victims and removal of debris.

 

Earlier this month, Ansell shipped exam gloves to Haiti, working with Direct Relief International (http://directrelief.org/), a nonprofit humanitarian medical relief organization with trusted partners on the ground in Haiti. The gloves are being used in hospitals and at other sites to examine and treat patients.

 

Based on specific needs expressed by workers in Haiti, Ansell has now donated additional disposable (both exam and non-exam grade) gloves as well as occupational work gloves. The medical gloves will help protect workers from bodily fluids and assist in the treatment of injured victims, while the occupational gloves will allow for protection against cuts and scrapes while moving rubble and other objects.

 

"Ansell is proud to help protect members of the medical teams and work crews involved in disaster relief efforts throughout Haiti," said Doug Tough, CEO Ansell Limited. "With so many people injured and countless buildings destroyed or severely damaged, the need for assistance is tremendous."

 

Ansell has responded to other major disasters in the past, including Hurricane Katrina, the fires in Australia and the tsunami in Southeast Asia. The company routinely provides Direct Relief with medical gloves for charitable use.

 

About Ansell

Ansell Limited is a global leader in protection solutions and is over 100 years old. With operations in the Americas, Europe and Asia, Ansell employs more than 11,000 people worldwide and holds leading positions in the natural latex and synthetic polymer glove and condom markets. Ansell operates three main business segments: Occupational Healthcare, supplying hand protection to the industrial market; Professional Healthcare, supplying surgical and examination gloves to healthcare professionals; and Consumer Healthcare, supplying sexual health products and consumer hand protection.

 

Information on Ansell and its products can be found at http://www.ansell.com/.

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Ansell employs over 10,000 employees in 29 facilities, and has a presence in 33 countries across the globe.

Ansell has 4 Global Business Units: Medical, Industrial, New Verticals & Advanced Concepts and Sexual Health & Well Being

Ansell is also active in the consumer market.

Ansell created its first condom over a hundred years ago

Every day half a million workers are wearing HyFlex® gloves

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