We save lives by training animals to rid the world of landmines and tuberculosis
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Join our animal heroes on their life-saving adventures as they use their extraordinary sense of smell to sniff out deadly problems.
THE PROBLEM
Over 60 countries are contaminated with hidden landmines and other explosive remnants of war, that cause tragic accidents and hamper communities from developing their productive land.
Meanwhile, slow and inaccurate detection methods make tuberculosis the world’s most deadly infectious disease. 10.6 million new people contracted TB in 2022, 3.1 million went undiagnosed, and 1.3 million died from the disease.
THE SOLUTION
APOPO’s scent detection animals, nicknamed ‘HeroRATs’ and ‘HeroDOGs’, help to rid the world of landmines and tuberculosis – returning safe land back to communities for development, and freeing people from serious illness so they can get back on their feet.
Tanzania - Hassan
Hassan was very sick with an undiagnosed illness. APOPO retested his sample using rats....
Cambodia - Kol
A grandfather-headed family who can now safely work and play on land cleared by APOPO....
Cambodia: Charya
"When I was playing in my fathers fields I climbed a tree to hide from my brother. When I ...
Tanzania - Claudi
Six year old Claudi was very sick but his local clinic couldn’t detect the cause. ...
Angola - Miriam and her father Zito
Zito hit a hidden landmine with his hoe while preparing his land for crops. ...
NEWS AND ARTICLES
What’s happening at APOPO?
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People’s Postcode Lottery Team Visit APOPO in Tanzania
On September 9th, three representatives from People’s Postcode Lottery visited APOPO’s operational headquarters in Morogoro, Tanzania. The three visitors, Stephanie…
People’s Postcode Lottery Team Visit APOPO in Tanzania
On September 9th, three representatives…
20 Newly Trained HeroRATs Deployed to Tackle Landmines in Cambodia
In July 2024, 20 HeroRATs…
Women take the lead as handlers in UNDP's Technical Survey Dogs project for demining in Ukraine
PRESS RELEASE: KYIV, UKRAINE, 21…
Local all-female teams equipped with technical survey dogs to clear Ukraine’s minefields
KYIV, UKRAINE, 12 August, 2024…
