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APOPO turns 25

APOPO, famed for its use of specially trained rats in landmine and tuberculosis detection celebrates its 25th birthday this month! Harnessing the highly attuned sense of smell in the African giant pouched rat, APOPO has spent the last 25 years training these affectionate rodents in detecting two of the deadliest threats on the planet: landmines […]

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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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Proteger la fauna africana

Esta semana, el miércoles 26 de octubre, el equipo de Innovación de APOPO en Tanzania estuvo encantado de recibir una visita de alto nivel de Flora Müller, asesora de la Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). El programa de la GIZ “Asociación contra los Delitos contra la Vida Silvestre (en África y Asia)”, encargado por

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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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Olfatear a los supervivientes

Todo está tranquilo en el centro de formación de APOPO en Morogoro. HeroRAT Daniel y su unidad esperan tranquilamente a la sombra a que empiecen sus sesiones de entrenamiento. Las ratas están seguras y cómodas en una caja de viaje acolchada con virutas de madera. Están enrolladas en una “bola” característica echándose la siesta. Esto

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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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