致Omnipod製造商Insulet
兒童糖尿協會最近一項調查發現，超過95%的受訪者希望可以在香港使用最新的糖尿病設備及儀器。這些成熟的科技已經在世界上不同的國家流行使用，但令人遺憾的是，它們仍未被引進到香港市場。
其中一項最新的糖尿病治療科技就是Omnipod，它早在2005年首次獲得美國食品和藥物管理局（FDA）的批准使用，現在已在24個國家的市場上推出。見證著Omnipod為這24 個國家的糖尿病人帶來的改變，我們更深信如果Omnipod能夠引進到香港的話，它也能夠為香港的糖尿病患者帶來正面的影響。因此，我們向Omnipod的製造商Insulet撰寫了這封信，希望你們能夠將Omnipod引進到香港市場。
公開信
We are writing to you from Youth Diabetes Action (YDA), a charitable organisation dedicated to supporting children and young people with diabetes and their families in Hong Kong (HK) since 2001.
On behalf of Type 1 diabetes patients in HK, we want to ask when the Omnipod product will be available in the HK market, and if there are no plans, would you consider providing access to it in HK. Diabetes is on the rise globally, and in HK about 10% of the population, that’s approximately 700,000 people, suffer from diabetes.
It is our mission that no child is held back because of their diabetes. We want to empower children to take control of their diabetes, and thereby creating a better feature for themselves. We believe the Omnipod will be life-changing for many who are dealing with this chronic disease, easing the burden of multiple daily insulin injections. YDA have a wide network and experience in working with pharmaceutical companies and healthcare professionals. We recently launched a CGM programme in partnership with The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Faculty of Medicine and the Association of Hong Kong Diabetes Nurses, with the aim of providing every young person with diabetes in HK with a CGM.
Many of our members have expressed their interest in the Omnipod product, we ask that you consider opening up the access and delivery to the HK market. We would like to have a discussion with the relevant department on how this product can be accessed in HK, and what, if anything, we can do to assist with the process.
Attached is our 20th Anniversary booklet for your reference. Should you require further information, or to further discuss, do not hesitate to contact us.
We shall be grateful to you for your kind consideration on our request and we look forward to your response.
Thank you!
Yours sincerely,
Jenny Chan
Senior Operation Manager