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Botox may help men conquer Erectile Dysfunction. Studies suggest stiff competition for Viagra

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Botox could soon be providing some very stiff competition for Viagra.

New research has found injections of the anti-wrinkle drug into the penis provide “a clear benefit” for men suffering from erectile dysfunction.

The saucy study was published in the journal Urology after a team of researchers analyzed seven separate trials conducted between January 1990 and July 2021.

The research was led by Dr. Rawad Abou Zahr, a urologist, who declared that the trials showed Botox helped strengthen the erections of many participants for a period of three months.

“As for the duration of benefit from the BoNT-A [Botox] injections, the above studies described a clear benefit within the first three months of treatment,” he stated. “This benefit seems to regress reaching the six months period. This sheds the light on the importance of maintenance regimens in such patients.”

It’s theorized that Botox — a muscle relaxant usually injected into the face — helped improve erections by relaxing the smooth muscle in the walls of blood vessels in the penis.

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Combined, the seven trials involved 362 men, with the participants having either Botox or a placebo injected at the base of their penis.

Effectiveness was measured using the “erection hardness scale,” which rates the stiffness and strength of the penis on a scale of zero to four.

Zero is the lowest rating (classified as “penis does not enlarge”) while four is the highest rating (“penis is completely hard and fully rigid”).

One trial showed that about half of participants improved their ranking on the scale, while a second trial showed 40% of impotent participants were successfully able to have sex at least three months after the treatment.

However, before impotent men rush to book in for a “Botox boner,” the researchers say more trials need to be done — because size matters.

Since it received FDA approval in 1998, Viagra has been popularly prescribed to treat erectile dysfunction. Recent research on that drug has found it provides unexpected health benefits, slashing Alzheimer’s risk by two-thirds.

SOURCE: NY POST

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

(CONSULTING SERVICES – INDIVIDUAL SELECTION)

 

OECS MSME Guarantee Facility Project

Loan No.: IDA-62670, IDA-62660, IDA-62640, IBRD-88830, IDA-62650

Assignment Title: Senior Operating Officer (SOO)

Reference No. KN-ECPCGC-207852-CS-INDV

 

The Governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines have received financing in the amount of US$10 million equivalent from the World Bank towards the cost of establishing a partial credit guarantee scheme, and they intend to apply part of the proceeds to payments for goods, and consulting services to be procured under this project. 

The consultant will serve as the “Senior Operating Officer (SOO)” for the ECPCGC and should possess extensive knowledge of MSME lending with some direct experience lending to Micro, small and medium-sized businesses, knowledge of the internal control processes necessary for a lending operation and the ability to design and implement risk mitigation procedures. The ideal candidate should possess an Undergraduate Degree from a reputable college or university, preferably in Business, Accounting, Banking or related field, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in lending, inclusive of MSME lending. The initial employment period will be for two years on a contractual basis. Renewal of the contract will be subject to a performance evaluation at the end of the contractual period. The assignment is expected to begin on September 30th, 2021.  The consultant will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the ECPCGC.

The detailed Terms of Reference (TOR) for the assignment can be viewed by following the attached link below. 

 

https://bit.ly/3iVannm

 

The Eastern Caribbean Partial Credit Guarantee Corporation (ECPCGC) now invites eligible “Consultants” to indicate their interest in providing the Services. Interested Consultants should provide information demonstrating that they have:

  • An Undergraduate Degree from a reputable college or university, preferably in Business, Finance, Banking or related field; and
  • Minimum of 5 years’ experience in MSME lending. Applicants should also have:
  • The ability to design and implement risk management procedures 
  • Extensive knowledge of MSME lending with some direct experience lending to small and medium-sized businesses
  • Extensive knowledge of MSME banking operations
  • Knowledge of the internal controls necessary for a lending operation and the ability to design and implement risk management procedures
  • Experience developing and presenting information in public, including responding to questions in real-time
  • Experience lending to MSMEs located in the ECCU
  • Knowledge of marketing and communicating with the MSME sector
  • Ability to draft procedures to be used in a lending operation
  • Familiarity with the mechanics of a loan guarantee program
  • Exceptional written, oral, interpersonal, and presentation skills, and
  • Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite.

The attention of interested Individual Consultants is drawn to Section III, Paragraphs 3.14, 3.16, and 3.17 of the World Bank’s Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers July 2016, [revised November 2017] (“Procurement Regulations”), setting forth the World Bank’s policy on conflict of interest. A Consultant will be selected in accordance with the Approved Selection Method for Individual Consultants set out in the clause 7.34 of the World Bank Procurement Regulations for IPF Borrowers. 

 

Further information can be obtained at the address below during office hours 0800 to 1700 hours:

Eastern Caribbean Partial Credit Guarantee Corporation

Brid Rock, Basseterre,

St. Kitts.

Expressions of interest must be delivered in a written form by e-mail by August 11th, 2021, to [email protected]

 

For further information, please contact:

Carmen Gomez-Trigg                                                            Bernard Thomas

Chief Executive Officer                                                          Chief Financial Officer

Tel: 868-620-8144                                                                  Tel: 869-765-2385

Email: [email protected]                                          [email protected]