We save lives by training animals to rid the world of landmines and tuberculosis
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With your support, we can clear landmines, detect tuberculosis, and save lives. You can donate monthly, yearly, or one single time.
ADOPT A HERORAT
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. 10.8 million new people contracted TB in 2023, 2.7 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.
NEWS AND ARTICLES
What’s happening at APOPO?
HeroRAT Exhibit Opens at Tanganyika Wildlife Park
Find out about the HeroRAT exhibit in Kansas! Learn how APOPO’s scent detection rats……
APOPO’s Search and Rescue Rats Arrive Safely in Turkey
Explore how RescueRATs in Turkey are revolutionizing disaster response……
New Study Confirms HeroRATs Boost TB Detection by 48% — Outperforming Even Advanced Diagnostics
Discover how tuberculosis detection rats improve diagnosis rates beyond Xpert testing….
Dogs on the Frontlines: APOPO’s Expanding Role in Ukraine’s Demining Efforts
Discover how APOPO’s technical survey dogs support humanitarian demining Ukraine….
APOPO Showcases Innovation and Partnership at NDM-UN28
Explore humanitarian mine action at NDM-UN28 — discover APOPO’s innovations in demining……
APOPO Showcases HeroRATs and Innovative Demining at U.S. Congressional Event
Explore APOPO’s role in advancing humanitarian demining through animal detection systems…
