APOPO News

Project will help protect local communities and threatened elephants, pangolins, and other wildlife. Washington D.C. – Thanks to a grant from the U.S. Government, APOPO has kicked off a new project to clear a dense minefield laid four decades ago in one of the largest conservation areas in the world. APOPO has been tasked by […]

Gregynog Hall, Wales APOPO’s Head of Training and Innovation, Dr. Cindy Fast, was invited to deliver the keynote address at the 25th Associative Learning Symposium, traditionally held at Gregynog Hall in Wales (hence, it is sometimes referred to as “Gregynog Meeting”). Gregynog hall is relatively small, so the meeting is traditionally “by invitation only” for

International  Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. Men and women around the world risk their own lives when clearing landmines in an effort to help the local communities who live in fear of these dangerous, hidden weapons. For deminers, International Landmine Awareness Day is no different to any other day on the minefield. For APOPO,

APOPO at annual conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. For a second year in a row, meetings and active campaigns to commemorate World Tuberculosis (TB) Day have been very restricted due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.  In Ethiopia, the consortium of the Federal Ministry of Health, Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI) and Addis Ababa City Administration

By Dr. Lena Fiebig | APOPO Head of TB World Tuberculosis Day 2021 The Stop TB Partnership announced that “12 months of COVID-19 eliminated 12 years of progress in the global fight against tuberculosis”. They shared new data showing that nine of the countries with the most tuberculosis (TB) cases saw drastic declines in TB

By Dr. Negussie Beyene | Program Manager TB Ethiopia APOPO carries out mass screening and capacity building project APOPO in partnership with Armauer Hansen Research Institute (AHRI), the Ethiopian chapter of the German Leprosy and Tuberculosis Relief association (GLRA), the Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health and the Ethiopian Federal Prison Administration has been working on

Raising awareness to protect forests and livelihoods. On March 3rd 1973, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was drafted and signed with the objective to conserve wildlife and prevent international trade from pushing species into extinction. Since 2013, the date has designated as World Wildlife Day, representing

APOPO Morogoro hosts team from the Ministry.  Last week on February 25th, APOPO Tuberculosis (TB) Detection Tanzania was honored to host a high-level visit from the Government Chief Medical Officer (CMO, the senior government official who oversees Medical Services in Tanzania) in Morogoro. Prof. Abel Makubi (pictured above holding a HeroRAT after his tour), was accompanied by three Directors

A day to celebrate the achievements of women in STEM. Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Tackling some of the greatest challenges of the  U.N. Agenda for Sustainable Development – from improving health to combating climate change — will rely on harnessing all talent. That means getting more women working in