Inter-Card Biometrics

Susan Johnson, Exec. Director

Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, Inc

Phone: 866-289-2108

Inter-Card Biometrics

Ronald D. Harvey, CEO

Phone: 202-293-0025

BIAMBA MARIE MUTOMBO HOSPITAL IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

to be equipped with State of the Art Medical Information System

ATLANTA – June 18, 2007 – Inter-Card Biometrics, headquartered in Washington, D.C., has been hired by the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, Inc. to install a medical information system at the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital and Research Center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) that will be interoperable between all departments by allowing for and managing the flow of data and files throughout the hospital. After meeting with the doctors, administrators and staff, ICB in partnership with Health Information Management Solutions (HIMS) a New Jersey based company, designed a fully interoperable Electronic Health Record (EHR) complete with secure smartcard and biometric controlled access for doctors and patients. The Smartcards, backend systems and complete I.T. infrastructure designed and implemented by subcontractor Competech SmartCard Solutions (also based in New Jersey), seamlessly integrate a smartcard driven Portable Medical Records System (PMR) into the Electronic Health Record and provide secure employee access to sensitive or restricted areas of the compound as well as network resources. The people of Kinshasa will have instant and highly secured access to their medical history throughout the Biambi Marie Mutombo Hospital network of locations. The proposed system will also offer the ability to make the portable medical record available to authorized caregivers at remote hospitals and healthcare centers throughout the world.

“We are proud to be a part of making Dikembe Mutombo’s dream of better healthcare for the Congolese people a reality.”, said Mr. Ronald Harvey, CEO of Inter-Card Biometrics. “Many of us dream of finding a way to make a difference in the lives of those less fortunate than most of us, but few of us are willing to use our personal resources to fulfill that dream. Dikembe Mutombo has given freely and willingly of his own resources and time to lift his fellow Congolese up from poverty, and to improve access to modern healthcare in the DRC. I personally witnessed the generosity and conviction of this young visionary leader during my assignment as the Director of the U.S. Agency for International Development Mission in the DRC from 2000-2001. Mr. Mutombo has shown the world that one person with drive and determination can make a difference. Inter-Card Biometrics’ tailor-made Electronic Healthcare Management System for the DRC will certainly enable Mr. Mutombo to fulfill his dream and promise to the memory of his beloved mother by delivering quality healthcare to all parts of the Congo.”

The main features of the system include: reliable access control and security via biometrics (fingerprint scans) and smartcards; ability to collect and store information by authorized personnel from stationary medical institutions and clinics; ability to collect and store information and date by mobile agents; reliable and secure reporting and data analysis.

Lenovo Computers has committed to providing IT infrastructure and consulting services for the Mutombo hospital. In addition to donating Lenovo ThinkPad notebook computers with Microsoft Office, integrated fingerprint readers and wireless LAN capabilities, Lenovo is also helping the hospital evaluate and implement state-of-the-art biometric identification capabilities for security and patient identification.

NBA All-Star Dikembe Mutombo of the Houston Rockets created the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation with a mission to improve the health, education and quality of life for the people in the DRC (formerly Zaire). One major project of his foundation is the construction of the new 300 bed general hospital in the capital city of Kinshasa. Mutombo said, “this new technology will revolutionize the collection, access and storage of patient medical records in the Congo and hopefully the entire continent of Africa by improving health care efficiency and saving lives”.

After a recent visit to the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital, Dr. Luke Nkinsi, Senior Program Officer for HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis & Reproductive Health at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said, “my colleague Carmine Bozzi (Deputy Director, HIV/AIDS & TB Unit) and myself visited the hospital on May 8, 2007. We were impressed not only by the hospital infrastructure and its potential for becoming "a jewel of Africa" (as I wrote down in the Hospital book), but also by how much that can be done in terms of building the links to a strengthened community/primary care service delivery system in Kinshasa. "

The dedication ceremony for the Biamba Marie Mutombo Hospital and Research Center will take place in the capital city of Kinshasa on July 17, 2007. This new hospital is one of the very few modern hospitals to be built in the Congo in the last 40 years.

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For Immediate Release Contacts:

Susan Johnson, Exec. Director