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Method of Aplication:
1) Dip bar end in water or moistened skin.
2) Apply to skin, gently rub until white lotion disappears. DO
NOT RINSE OFF. The lotion can also be applied to clothing for added protection.
Once dry NOPIKEX® is invisible, non-greasy and virtually odourless. As
with all repellents and soaps, care should be taken to avoid contact with
eyes, mouth and inside of nose.
NOPIKEX® is a personal
insect repellent formulated as soap, that provides protection against
mosquitoes and other biting insects for over 8 hours.
NOPIKEX® is used
as a personal repellent to prevent man/vector contact. It thus acts to
reduce the incidence of vector-borne diseases, such as MALARIA
and DENGUE . This
formulation, thanks to its efficacy as a persistent repellent, its acceptability
to health workers, its low cost and simplicity, easiness of application,
prolonged shelf life and suitability for transportation; that it is neither
perishable nor anymore difficult to apply than soap, a product familiar
to all cultures and understood in the context of all human environments,
is a product commending itself to wide acceptance by low income families
as well as all other segments of populations exposed to vector-borne diseases.
Why
NOPIKEX® should be a consumer's insect repellent of choice:

NOPIKEX® offers prolonged protection. Field tests have shown that
the repellent provides good proteccion after against insect bites
12 hours of application.*
NOPIKEX® remains highly
effective as an insect repellent.
NOPIKEX® has low concentrations
of active ingredients.
The combination of NOPIKEX®
is persistent protection against mosquitoes and other biting-insects and
low concentration of DEET
give the product a significant
advantage over other repellents. Industry standards

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suggest that the optimum insect
repellent is considered to be one that does not have to be reapplied for
at least six hours and contains less than 30% DEET
.
NOPIKEX® is effective
against a wide range of biting-insects including ticks, which vector Lyme´s
disease.
NOPIKEX® is a low cost
insect repellent.
NOPIKEX® has no adverse
side effects.
NOPIKEX® is light, compact
and easy to carry, transport and store.
NOPIKEX® has a long shelf
life, retaining its effectiveness.

NOPIKEX®, once applied,
is invisible to the eye, non-greasy and virtually odourless.
NOPIKEX® is soap formulation
makes it familiar to all cultures and understood in the context of all
human environments.
NOPIKEX® is easy to use
and has wide acceptance by low income families as well as all other segments
of populations exposed to vector-borne diseases.
NOPIKEX® does not require
specialised personnel, costly infrastructure or sophisticated equipment
to promote, implement and control its use in endemic areas.
This elementary technology makes NOPIKEX® the weapon of choice in large
sustainable prevention programmes.
NOPIKEX® Field Tests
The following organisations have funded field tests using NOPIKEX® and
are therefore familiar with the product and its effectiveness.
UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special
Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR)
The British Medical Research
Council
The US National Institutes
of Health
European Community Commission
Special Programme for the Sciences, Research and Development. (Contract
NO. TS2-0062-D).
* L. S. Self. Organización Mundial de la Salud, 1,987.
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following organizations and companies have used NOPIKEX® in their
tropical diseases prevention and control programs: |
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The World
Health Organization
Oficina
Nacional para la Prevención y Atención de Desastres de la Presidencia
de la República de Colombia.
El Instituto
para la Erradicación de la MALARIA, Colombia.
The Colombian
Ministry of Health
The
Colombian Armed Forces
The Ecuadorian
Armed Forces
Institut
Für Tropenhyigene, University of Heidelberg, Colombia, Ecuador
y Perú.
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British
Petroleum Exploration, Colombia.
Mobil Oil
Co., Colombia, Perú.
Arco Oil Co., Colombia, Perú.
Grant Geophysical Inc., Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador and Guatemala.
Western Atlas International, Colombia.
Carvajal S.A., Colombia.
Mayagüez S.A. Colombia.
Mineraçao Novo Astro S.A., Brazil.
Oil General Service, Perú.
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