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LifeStraw, a global leader in developing innovative filtration and purification products for safe drinking water, is deploying thousands of its high-impact water filters and purifiers to Puerto Rico to provide much needed access to safe drinking water following Hurricane Maria. 

The IR Mapper online mapping platform has been expanded to include mapping of insecticide resistance in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. These mosquitoes transmit Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya among other mosquito-borne diseases. By identifying areas where these mosquitoes are resistant to insecticides, the new database will help inform vector control programs on the most appropriate insecticides to use in specific regions.

LifeStraw®, a global leader in developing innovative filtration and purification products for safe drinking water, was honored with a Halo Gold Award at a ceremony held today during the 15th annual Engage for Good conference in Chicago. The Halo Awards honor businesses and nonprofits for doing well by doing good; they are North America’s highest honors for corporate responsibility and cause marketing.

ZeroFly® Hermetic Storage Bag, an advanced solution that protects post-harvest crop losses from pest infestations, is now registered for sale in countries across Africa. The first-of-its-kind storage bag protects post-harvest grains and seeds against external and internal insect attacks. By doing so, it reduces the loss of seed and grain which can amount to up to 20% of post-harvest crop loss in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa.

An important new project to eliminate sleeping sickness has been launched by the newly formed Trypa-No! Partnership. The project aims to eliminate human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, in Côte d’Ivoire and Uganda in the next three years, and to reduce HAT cases by 90% in Chad and Guinea.

LifeStraw®, a global leader in developing innovative filtration and purification products for safe drinking water, is introducing a new LifeStraw Go water bottle on June 1. It utilizes a two-stage filtration process which removes bacteria and protozoa to make microbiologically contaminated water safe to drink, while also reducing organic chemicals, chlorine and bad taste.

LifeStraw has launched the LifeStraw Safe Water Fund to provide socially-minded individuals and organizations with a means to contribute to high-impact programs that provide access to safe water for developing communities, schools and people affected by natural disasters.