Again this year the dental material manufacturer VOCO follows the proven motto “donating rather than giving” and supports the international humanitarian aid organisation Doctors Without Borders with 20,000 euros. For the third time in a row, the company from Cuxhaven is partner of the “Corporate Christmas Giving”. Doctors Without Borders is active in over 70 countries and helps people whose lives are in danger due to illnesses, wars or catastrophes. In the past year alone, the teams of the registered organisation carried out 9,900,000 ambulatory and 877,300 emergency treatments.
“The basic health care is still completely inadequate in numerous countries around the world, which has devastating consequences for people. With our donation we would like to contribute to saving lives and reduce sorrow”, says Olaf Sauerbier, Managing Director of VOCO.
“The support of companies like VOCO is very important to us“, says Christian Katzer, Managing Director of Doctors Without Borders in Germany. “The donation is what makes our independent medical emergency aid possible in the first place“. With 20,000 euros, Doctors Without Borders could, for example, provide almost 1,000 malnourished children with therapeutic food for four weeks or immunise 68,000 children against measles.