LifeStraw – Innovative Water Purifier Combating Water Borne Diseases

Established by Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen, Vestergaard Frandsen is a Swiss-based firm that develops forward-looking innovations that improve public health around the world. One of the company’s areas of focus is enabling simpler water purification to stave off water-borne diseases.

Waterborne diseases come about when a person drinks contaminated water. They include diarrheal diseases such as cholera, typhoid, guinea worm disease, and dysentery. These diseases cause up to 3.4 million deaths annually. The most affected are vulnerable populations including pregnant women, children under the age of five, people who have HIV, and people in developing countries who do not have access to safe drinking water.

Vestergaard is fighting these diseases through its innovative LifeStraw water filters. These filters purify water at a microbiological level, ensuring users get clean drinking water. The company sells a variety of LifeStraw products designed to fill different needs. For example, the LifeStraw Family 1.0 can be used at home by families without access to clean water, the LifeStraw Family 2.0 has water purification and storage capabilities to help families that would like to store their water, and the LifeStraw steel is a portable filter that can fit in a pocket for individual outdoor use.

Indian Express Ranks LifeStraw Filter Water Bottle As Among the Best

Vestergaard Frandsen

Based out of Switzerland, Vestergaard (originally Vestergaard Frandsen) endeavors to promote health and well-being among vulnerable populations that span the globe under the direction of its owner and CEO, Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen. One of Vestergaard’s flagship products is the LifeStraw water filter. In August 2019, the respected news outlet The Indian Express ranked the LifeStraw filter water bottle as among the five “best portable water purifier options to consider.”

Due to a significant delay in annual regional monsoon rains, India is facing a water crisis. India’s prime minister recently urged people to save water. For Indians in the throes of this crisis, access to clean, potable water is of the utmost concern. Consuming contaminated water may cause diarrhea, gastrointestinal problems, and other health concerns.

An article in the Express Tech section of The Indian Express mentions the LifeStraw filter water bottle first on the list of great portable water purifier options. It points out that consumers can purchase this product directly from Amazon with integrated filters to remove waterborne bacteria. After the filter has been exhausted, another can be purchased separately, thus eliminating the need to buy a new bottle and reducing dependence on plastic. The article touts the portability of the LifeStraw filter water bottle as ideal for on-the-go activities such as hiking.

The Clean Water Across America Tour

Vestergaard (established as Vestergaard Frandsen) produces a range of products that are designed to protect at-risk communities around the world from the ravages of disease. Under the leadership of owner and CEO Mikkel Vestergaard Frandsen, the company manufactures a range of screens designed to block the movement of insects. Vestergaard also provides access to clean, potable water through its LifeStraw water filter.

In partnership with the iconic trailer company Airstream, the LifeStraw brand is traveling throughout the United States from June to August 2019 to promote water filtration and purification through the Clean Water Across America tour. In addition to setting up at festivals and other outdoor events, the tour will stop at various national parks and retail stores.

Clean Water Across America combines a passion for outdoor activities with a desire to protect natural spaces through a reduction in single-use plastic products such as water bottles. Specific destinations of Clean Water Across America have included the GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado; the Adventure + Gear Mountain Fest in Snowbird, Utah; and the Outside Experience in Chicago, Illinois.