WUS President Kambiz Ghawami said that with the support of Hessen state and individual donors, WUS can shortly install the PAUL water filters at schools in Vietnam’s central region which were seriously affected by floods.

A total of 30 portable membrane water filters donated by the World University Service of Germany (WUS) to people in central Vietnam’s flood-hit areas arrive at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi.

A PAUL (Portable Aqua Unit for Lifesaving) filter can produce 1,200 liters of clean water per day, equivalent to 3 liters of water per day for at least 400 people.

In recent years, WUS has provided a total of 350 water filters to Vietnam, meaning that more than 140,000 beneficiary students, teachers, and parents are provided with clean drinking water every day.

PAUL invented by Professor Dr. Franz-Bernd Frechen at the University of Kassel in Hesse can treat water with filters and membranes. It saves resources, does not use chemicals or electricity, and does not require experts to operate.

Vietnamese in Russia continue making donations to quake-hit Syria

The Vietnamese community in Russia has donated a second batch of goods to Syria to support the victims of the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria earlier this month.

Vietnam Red Cross Society calls for donations for people in Turkey, Syria

In response to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies and under the consent of the Prime Minister, the Executive Committee of the Vietnam Red Cross Society has called for all committees, ministries, branches, organisations, agencies, units, enterprises, individuals, benefactors, people of all classes, and all officers, members and volunteers of Red Cross Societies at all levels to give donations to people in earthquake-hit Turkey and Syria.

Programme honours outstanding contributors to blood donation drive

The National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusions (NIHBT) held a programme in Hanoi on December 15 to honour 17 collectives and 9 individuals, who have made significant contributions to the blood donation drive.

Red Sunday 2023 blood donation campaign aims to collect 50,000 units of blood

The Chu Nhat Do 2023 (Red Sunday) blood donation campaign is expected to collect 45,000-50,000 units of blood to help alleviate the shortage of blood for emergency and treatment periods during and after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

National fund receives healthcare, education donations for needy children

The National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC) signed an agreement worth 2.5 billion VND (over 106,500 USD) on August 31 with a local firm to sponsor underprivileged children.

Source: VNA