FILED BY ALLIED HEALTHCARE INTERNATIONAL INC.
                                (FORMERLY KNOWN AS TRANSWORLD HEALTHCARE, INC.)
                                                  COMMISSION FILE NO. 333-87304
                 PURSUANT TO RULES 165 AND 425 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                            SUBJECT COMPANY: TRANSWORLD HEALTHCARE (UK) LIMITED



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                       For Further Information Contact:
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June 7, 2002                                Jack Wynne, Vice President and
                                            Chief Financial Officer
                                            212-750-0064



                TRANSWORLD HEALTHCARE, INC ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGE
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         NEW YORK -- June 7, 2002 - Transworld Healthcare, Inc. (AMEX: TWH), a
leading provider of flexible healthcare staffing services, announced that its
shareholders approved the change of the Company's name to Allied Healthcare
International Inc. at its annual meeting held today. The name change is
effective immediately.

         The shareholders also approved the Company's previously announced
corporate reorganization agreement. In addition, the Company's shareholders
approved the election of the new board of directors, which includes four
independent members, adopted a new stock option plan and ratified the
appointment of its auditors for fiscal 2002.

         The reorganization and related transactions are subject to the approval
of the Company's lenders and the satisfaction of certain other closing
conditions. The Company is seeking to complete the reorganization by June 30,
2002, the end of its third fiscal quarter.


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         New York, NY- based Allied Healthcare International Inc. is a provider
of alternate site healthcare services and products. These include the provision
of nursing services, respiratory and infusion therapies and home medical
equipment. The Company provides health care products and services in the U.K.
through its major subsidiary, Allied Healthcare Group Limited and regionally in
the U.S.

Certain statements contained herein are forward-looking statements that have
been made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties, including those contained in the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which may cause actual
results in future periods or plans for future periods to differ materially from
those described herein as anticipated, believed or estimated.

Allied Healthcare International Inc. has filed a Registration Statement on Form
S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission that includes a copy of the
definitive reorganization agreement, a prospectus for the securities being
offered in the reorganization, proxy information regarding the shareholders'
meeting at which the reorganization was voted upon, and other information.
Please read the Registration Statement and all other documents we file with the
SEC because they contain important information regarding the reorganization. The
documents are available at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov). Copies of the
prospectus and proxy materials can be obtained without charge by directing a
request to Allied Healthcare International Inc., 555 Madison Avenue, New York,
New York 10022, Attn: Mr. John B. Wynne.

This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to
buy securities. An offer will be made only by the prospectus included in the
Registration Statement. This press release is being issued in accordance with
Rule 165 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.



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