Vestergaard

Vestergaard is a family-owned global health company dedicated to improving the health of vulnerable groups, especially those in low- and middle-income countries. The company is structured around a humanitarian entrepreneurship business model where doing good is good business. This approach supports achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Vestergaard’s game-changing solutions contribute to a healthier, more sustainable planet by fighting diseases including malaria, HIV/AIDS, diarrheal disease and neglected tropical diseases. Vestergaard’s public health company is the largest global producer of long-lasting insecticidal bed nets. More than 1.5 billion people have benefited from PermaNet® bed nets, which have contributed to the reduction in deaths from malaria by more than one third over the past decade. Vestergaard’s water company produces the award-winning LifeStraw® water filter which was named “Best Invention of the Year” by Time magazine. Additional company initiatives work to decrease hunger and malnutrition by enhancing food security.