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Corporate Role in Preparedness and Relief / Humanitarian Relief

Ranju AnthonyPreparedness & Response For Emergencies at times of Natural Disaster, Bihar28th April, 2011

Organization Overview – Vestergaard Frandsen

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GENERIC LIFE CYCLE

GROUND ZERO – GROUND REALITY

NEED OF HOUR

• Prepositioning of essential commodities

• Partnership with Government/NGOs/Private sector

- Annual estimations

- would ensure timely delivery of essential goods

- would help the private sector in stocking essentials

- would help the implementing agency in distribution

• Actual time for the CSR Rant

WHY ITNs SHOULD BE REPLACED WITH LLINs IN DISASTER RESPONSE PROGRAMS

PermaNet® 2.0

• PermaNet® 2.0 is the latest generation of PermaNet® and represents significant improvements within the PermaNet® technology and production stability.

– PermaNet® 2.0 will as a minimum remain effective for 20 standard washes– The active ingredient in PermaNet® 2.0 is targeted at 55 mg/m2, which guarantees a

minimum loading of 45 mg/m2– PermaNet® 2.0 is available in various colors– PermaNet® 2.0 is the ONLY polyester LLIN; FULLY recommended by WHO

• PermaNet®2.0 is produced under controlled production facilities and is under constant product development.

PermaNet® 2.0 Bednet has a long-lasting killing effect on malaria mosquitoes, as well as other disease-transmitting susceptible vectors.

This WHOPES-recommended LN is made of 100% polyester and is available in various colours, shapes and sizes to accommodate local preferences.

Drinking Water CrisisDrinking Water Crisis

884 million884 million deprived of improved sources of deprived of improved sources of drinking waterdrinking water

4 billion 4 billion annual cases of diarrhoeal illnessannual cases of diarrhoeal illness

1.8 million1.8 million lives lost each year due to lives lost each year due to diarrhoeal diseasediarrhoeal disease

443 million 443 million school days lost each year from school days lost each year from water-related illnesswater-related illness

117 million117 million disability adjusted life years (DALYs) disability adjusted life years (DALYs) lost annually due to diarrhoea and lost annually due to diarrhoea and intestinal worm infectionsintestinal worm infections

In developing countries,In developing countries, 90% of all deaths90% of all deaths

attributable to attributable to diarrhoeal diseases arediarrhoeal diseases are

of of children under 5children under 5

The The average distanceaverage distance that that womenwomen in Africa in Africa

and Asia walk and Asia walk to collect water is 6 kmto collect water is 6 km

Millennium Development Goal 7, Millennium Development Goal 7, Target 3: Target 3:

Halve, by 2015, the proportion of Halve, by 2015, the proportion of the population without sustainable the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and access to safe drinking water and

basic sanitationbasic sanitation

History and DevelopmentHistory and Development

LifeStraw® is a result of Vestergaard Frandsen’s more than a decade long association with The Carter Center, an aid organization set up by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, which runs a program called Global 2000 aimed at eradicating the Guinea worm disease.

One of the major interventions used in this program is a fine mesh ‘household cloth filter’ that is put over a water storage container and through which the water is poured through. The mesh size of this filter is smaller than the Guinea worm; thus water poured through it filters out the Guinea worm larvae.

People, especially children, travelling outside their home were drinking water from external sources, thereby coming in direct contact with the Guinea worm. Significant amount of water was being consumed from unsafe sources outside the home. In order to prevent people from getting infected with Guinea worm while drinking water outside the home, a simple mechanical filter of 125 micron called the ‘Pipe Filter’ was introduced. This plastic pipe with a stainless steel mesh filtered out the Guinea worm larvae from water.

LifeStraw® is an extension to the Pipe filter but it also filters bacteria and parasites from the drinking water.

So far, more than 23 million Pipe Filters have been distributed in African countries such as Sudan, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger,

Cote d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Kenya and Mauritania.

• Offers easy access to clean and safe drinking water away from home

• Filters at least 1000L of contaminated water – supplies an individual with safe drinking water for at least two years or until an irreversible clogging of the membrane occurs

• Removes minimum 99.9999% of waterborne bacteria (>6 Log reduction)

• Removes minimum 99.9% of waterborne protozoan cysts (>3 Log reduction)

• Reduces turbidity by filtering particles of approximately 0.2 microns

• Contains no chemicals

• Has a high flow rate

• All raw materials are US Food and Drug Administration compliant or equivalent

• Requires no electrical power or spare parts for the lifetime of the straw

Product Features Product Features

UsageUsage

1 2

Place LifeStraw® in water and sip through the mouthpiece.

Regularly blow through LifeStraw® after drinking to keep the filters clean and to prevent them from clogging.

LifeStraw® is a simple device, easy is use

• Acute phase of complex emergencies

• School children in rural areas

• Emergency/ rescue kits

• Adventure/ outdoor activities

• Contingency stocking

Potential ApplicationsPotential Applications

Technology: microfiltration (MF) Technology: microfiltration (MF)

ProtozoaProtozoa Bacteria Viruses

Most commonly occurring pathogens in surface water

Protozoa Size/µm Bacteria Size/µm Viruses Size/µm

Cryptosporidium 5 E.coli 0.50 Enterovirus 0.032

Giardia lamblia 7 Salmonella 1.00 Norwalkvirus 0.032

Entamoeba 10 Vibrio cholera 0.45 Adenovirus 0.072

Shigella 0.50 Rotavirus 0.072

Pseudomonas aer. 0.50

Campylobacter 0.50

Microfiltration Pore Size ~ 0.2 µm (micron)

Protozoa Bacteria Viruses

>Log 3 (99.9%) >Log 6 (99.9999%) -

LongevityLongevity

• Longevity of LifeStraw® was successfully assessed in laboratory conditions (harsher conditions than what is required by the EPA in terms of turbidity and organic matter), up to 1000L.

• Backwash frequency used was once every 5L (corresponds to more or less once per day or once every two days during real use).

• Flow-rates varied as follows in average:– 280mL/min at the beginning– 280mL/min between 10 and 200L– 250mL/min between 200 and 500L– 170mL/min between 500 and 1000L– 200mL/min overall between 0 and 1000L

Microbiological PerformanceMicrobiological Performance

• Antimicrobial efficacy of LifeStraw® was successfully assessed in the same laboratory conditions (EPA 1987 protocol for microbiological water purifiers testing) and showed that LifeStraw® meets the EPA requirements of LOG 6 reduction for bacteria and LOG 3 reduction for protozoan parasites:

Micro-organism LifeStraw® efficacy* EPA requirements*

E. Coli bacteria >7.0 6.0

Cryptosporidium parvum >3.7 3.0

*Note: results in Log reduction values

SpecificationsSpecifications

Name LifeStraw®

Description Portable water filter

CompositionOuter shell made of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)

String to hang around the neck

Mode of action Size exclusion through a microfiltration membrane

Efficacy Effective against waterborne bacteria and parasites

Capacity Minimum 1000 litres or 2 years

Filters Filters particles larger than 0.2 microns

Size 32 cm long, 2.2 cm in diameter

Weight46 grams (dry)

135 grams (wet)

Shelf Life 2 years when stored in shade and exposed to maximum 30º C

PackingType PE barrier pack

Qty per carton 100 pcs

The 2008 Saatchi & Saatchi Awardfor World Changing Ideas

‘Well-Tech 2006’ Innovation Technology Award

‘INDEX: 2005’ International Design Award

AwardsAwards

‘Best Invention of 2005’–Time Magazine (November 2005)

‘Innovation of the Year’ –Esquire magazine (December 2005)

‘Invention of the century’ –Gizmag (December 2005)

‘A Water Purifier for the Masses’ –Popular Science magazine (December 2005)

One of the ‘Ten Things That Will Change The Way We Live’ –Forbes magazine (February 2006)

‘Europe’s Best Invention’ –Reader’s Digest (July 2006)

'Water Purifier That Could Save Lives’ –New York Times (October 2006)

Tools for Better Living–Fortune magazine (December 2006)

Design for the rest of the world: LifeStraw® –The New York Sun (May 2007)

‘Gadget Produces Safe Drinking Water’ –Newsweek (June 2007)

Accolades

Empowering people with homemade drinking water

LifeStraw® Family – Instant Microbiological Purifier

LifeStraw® Family, an instant microbiological purifier, has the potential to reduce overall child mortality and save millions of people affected by fatal diseases such as typhoid, cholera, bacillary dysentery and diarrhoea.

LifeStraw® Family gives highest quality drinking water at a high-speed using path breaking ultra-filtration technology.

LifeStraw® Family – Technology (Ultra Filtration)

LifeStraw® Family: Empowering people with homemade drinking water

0.03-0.07 micron Virus

0.02 micron Pore size of LifeStraw® Family

0.5 - 1 micron

5-10 micron

Bacteria

Parasites

Working Principle

Functioning of Capillary Membranes

Inside the Cartridge

LifeStraw® Family – Results on Longevity

The longevity of the LifeStraw® Family filter has been assessed for a capacity of minimum of 18,000L.

The cleaning frequency was assessed as mentioned below:- Pre-filter cleaning: after every 13 hours approximately- Filter cartridge cleaning: after every 8 hrs approximately- Bucket cleaning: after a week

The longevity trial on the LifeStraw® Family filter shows that the filter capacity lies around 20,000L or more.

Thank You for your attention

For any further queries please feel free to contact Ranju Anthony at

ra@vestergaard-frandsen.com

+91 9910487901

Physical Address: 309, Vestergaard Frandsen India, Rectangle One Building, D-4, Saket, New Delhi-110 017