Hans Messer Foundation
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Hans Messer Foundation - charity organization
of Messer Group. Based in Frankfurt
, Germany
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The foundation was established in 2004 by Ria Messer in honor of her late husband, who died in 1997. The donations are used to support charitable causes and people in need. In this way the Dr. Hans Messer Foundation, by its declaration, aims to help fulfill the company’s responsibility towards society.
In 2006–2008 years Messer Vietnam Industrial Gases and The Dr. Hans Messer Foundation made a donation to the East Meets West's
(EMW) Operation Healthy Heart program to supply equipment (estimated price about 160,000 USD) to the pediatric intensive care unit for Cardiac Surgery
at Viet Duc Hospital
in Hanoi
and medical equipment (valued at 20,000 USD) to the National Hospital for Obstetrics and Gynaecology’s Neonatal Department also in Hanoi.
This article is related to the List of non-governmental organizations in Vietnam.
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
of Messer Group. Based in Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
, Germany
Germany
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The foundation was established in 2004 by Ria Messer in honor of her late husband, who died in 1997. The donations are used to support charitable causes and people in need. In this way the Dr. Hans Messer Foundation, by its declaration, aims to help fulfill the company’s responsibility towards society.
In 2006–2008 years Messer Vietnam Industrial Gases and The Dr. Hans Messer Foundation made a donation to the East Meets West's
East Meets West Foundation
East Meets West Foundation is the largest non-governmental organization acting in Vietnam, with additional programs in Southeast Asia, which describes itself as "the foundation for learning, healing and health." It was founded in 1988 by author and humanitarian Le Ly Hayslip, and is based in...
(EMW) Operation Healthy Heart program to supply equipment (estimated price about 160,000 USD) to the pediatric intensive care unit for Cardiac Surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
at Viet Duc Hospital
Viet Duc Hospital
Viet Duc Hospital is the largest surgical center of Vietnam, situated at Trang Thi Street, Hanoi....
in Hanoi
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
and medical equipment (valued at 20,000 USD) to the National Hospital for Obstetrics and Gynaecology’s Neonatal Department also in Hanoi.
Examples of some mentioned projects
- Help to the smallest hospital in Hessen
- Noah’s Ark Hospice
- New vehicle for "Mobile Kinderkrankenpflegen"
- Newborn campaign for the improvement of the neonatal intensive care unit in Binh Duong hospital (Vietnam)
- Donation of a paperless EEG machine to the Neurology Department at the Sankt Katharinen Hospital in Frankfurt/Main
- Reducing child poverty in Germany
- Support of the Sena Nursery School in the Gambia
- Conductive rehabilitation for brain damaged children
- Help for children with cancer Frankfurt e.V.
This article is related to the List of non-governmental organizations in Vietnam.