APOPO News

By Robert Burny | Country Program Manager, APOPO TB Mozambique Supporting rapid diagnostic testing for Human Papillomavirus (HPV). APOPO’s team in Maputo, Mozambique is thrilled to share initial results from the USAID funded project that uses the APOPO lab team to support Population Services International (PSI) Mozambique in conducting a research study (launched in early 2020) on the […]

First rat to receive the PDSA Gold Medal.  APOPO is delighted to announce that HeroRAT Magawa has been awarded the PDSA Gold Medal for life-saving bravery. Magawa is based in Cambodia and supports APOPO’s efforts to rid Cambodia of the deadly legacy of landmines. Watch HeroRAT Magawa receive his PDSA Gold Medal: Magawa is an African giant

By Dr. Lena Fiebig | APOPO Head of TB Supporting rapid diagnostic testing for tuberculosis. The City of Antwerp in Belgium is the place where APOPO started with humble beginnings and set out on its quest to save lives over 22 years ago. Various provinces, cities and the government of Belgium have always been great supporters of APOPO’s work and this

PPCBank  APOPO is thrilled to announce new support from Phnom Penh Commercial Bank (PPCBank) in an effort to help rid Cambodia of the deadly legacy of landmines. Last Thursday August 27th, the bank kindly donated US $6,000 to APOPO’s life-saving mission at a handover ceremony in Phnom Penh. Michael Heiman, APOPO Program manager presented APOPO’s work at the event

Celebrating results in Cambodia despite the pandemic. APOPO is a humanitarian demining organization, which means people are the focus of our work. Protecting the lives of men, women, and children and working to help vulnerable communities back on their feet after conflict. Alongside our local partner the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) we celebrated the

First RENAMO military base is shut down. In 2019, APOPO was honored to be selected to support the ongoing peace process in Mozambique which set out to Disarm, Demobilize and Reintegrate (DDR) Mozambican National Resistance (RENAMO) combatants. The Peace Process Secretariat selected APOPO to support the collection, storage, safe transport and disposal of Small Arms

By Dr. Lena Fiebig | APOPO Head of TB World Environment Day 2020 We are pleased to announce that APOPO’s Training and Research Center in Tanzania starts the new decade solar-powered! Thanks to the generous support of the Embassy of Poland four 275-Watt solar panels from the local provider Ensol now crown our office buildings on

International Nurses Day 2020 International Nurses Day is celebrated every May 12. The anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, British social reformer, statistician and founder of modern nursing. She was born in 1820. This year, on the 200th anniversary, the nursing profession gets some of the due attention and recognition since nurses are contemporary

Can our African giant pouched rats be trained to detect COVID-19? As COVID-19 continues to spread, these are challenging times for us all. Right now, we’re doing everything possible to sustain daily operations and provide services to our community. While there’s a lot of uncertainty, we know that we need to adapt fast to our