APOPO News

APOPO Cambodia Risk Education APOPO works quickly and cost-efficiently to make land safe by clearing landmines and other explosives, like cluster munitions, so families living near minefields can rebuild their lives and livelihoods in safety. It is vital that during that time we teach people how to stay safe. Risk education sets out to arm as many people as possible with potentially […]

New Global Tuberculosis Report out. On October 14th, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed in a new report that the COVID-19 pandemic has reversed decades of progress towards eradicating tuberculosis (TB). This only confirms what many experts have been fearing. According to the WHO Global Tuberculosis Report 2021, which includes data from more than 200 countries, approximately 1.5

Belgian Ambassador for the day visits APOPO TB Tanzania. The global #GirlsTakeover on International Day of the Girl (11 October) is a call to action for social and political change to bring down barriers of discrimination and prejudice that hold girls back. Each year, girls from all over the world step into the roles of

Regional Ambassador for Southern Africa visits Maputo Lab. The APOPO TB Mozambique team was thrilled to host a visit from the Ambassador of Belgium to South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Lesotho & Eswatini, H.E. Didier Vanderhasselt to our tuberculosis detection lab in Maputo. The ambassador was accompanied by Séverine de Potter (Head of the Diplomatic Office in Maputo) and Claudine

Ceremony to officialize partnership with INAD On Tuesday the 22nd of September, APOPO Angola signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a new partnership with ️Instituto Nacional de Desminagem (INAD) – the national mine action institute and main public demining operator in Angola. This new partnership is funded by the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (BMFA).

Nieuwerkerken. On Tuesday evening, September 14th, APOPO’s Chairman Prof. Dr. Herwig Leirs and CEO Christophe Cox presented APOPO’s story and impact to an engaged audience in Christophe’s hometown Nieuwerkerken. The Belgian Minister of Development Cooperation and Major Cities Policy, Meryame Kitir, and H.E Jestas Nyamanga, Ambassador of the United Republic of Tanzania to the Kingdom

Empowering women as agents of change In much of rural sub-Saharan Africa, women struggle to find regular work opportunities, leaving many families struggling to survive. APOPO made great efforts to promote the project as it was starting, at village level far and wide, and directly to female leaders and village groups. As a result they were able

Battambang, Cambodia. A landmine detection rat named in honour of a hero deminer and former British soldier is continuing his legacy 25 years after his murder. Howes, the HeroRAT, has started her new job on June 1st, clearing the deadly legacy of conflict in Cambodia. She is named in honour of Christopher Howes, a deminer

  APOPO announced today that HeroRAT Magawa will retire this month. Siem Reap, Cambodia. During his illustrious five-year career, HeroRAT Magawa’s work has directly saved the lives of men, women and children who were impacted by hidden landmines and other deadly remnants of war. Every discovery he made reduced the risk of injury or death