APOPO News

Global TB Report is out!

The World Health Organization (WHO) Global Tuberculosis (TB) Report 2022 is out! The report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the TB epidemic, and of progress in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease, at global, regional and country levels. Unfortunately, the newest data reflects the lingering repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing […]

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Protecting African Wildlife

This week on Wednesday October 26th, APOPO’s Innovation team in Tanzania was thrilled to host a high-level visit from Flora Müller, advisor with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). The GIZ ‘Partnership against Wildlife Crime (in Africa and Asia)’ program, commissioned by the German Government, has been supporting APOPO’s ground-breaking wildlife detection research since 2019.

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Sniffing out Survivors

It is peaceful at APOPO’s Training site in Morogoro. HeroRAT Daniel and his unit wait quietly in the shade for their training sessions to begin. The rats are secure and comfortable in a travel box padded with wood chippings. They are rolled up into a signature ‘ball’ taking a nap. This is normal for the

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Sharing Information that Saves Lives

Explosive Ordnance Risk Education (EORE) Situated on the edges of Southeast Zimbabwe is a dense minefield, spanning from the Sango Border Post to Mwenezi River. This minefield falls under APOPO’s area of responsibility and has much potential for development for local communities through agricultural and livestock farming. However, the presence of deadly landmines blocks access to

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From minefields to sandy beaches

Finding the right HeroDOG retirement home. From the minefields of South Sudan to the sandy beaches of Mozambique on the Indian Ocean, HeroDOG Aria has had an incredibly exciting life. She now has paradise and an experienced family to look after her, during her retirement years. Aria gets the truly beautiful retirement she deserves, after

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