Vestergaard Frandsen, a Swiss company that developed LifeStraw, a truly life saving invention for the estimated one billion people around the world who lack access to clean water. The personal water filter is housed in a polystyrene cylinder that hangs around the neck., cleaning at least 700 liters of water and removing 99.9% of waterborne bacteria and 98.7% of waterborne viruses.
It's design is simple, with no spare parts or batteries needed. According to VF spokesperson Peter Cleary, humanitarian organizations have purchased 200,000 of the $5.50 devices for distribution in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
The world health organization estimates that roughly 1.8 million people, mostly children, die each year from waterborne illnesses.
Now this is something that is truly making a difference in peoples live. Very cool.
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