HeroRAT Health and Welfare APOPO has worked alongside animals to save lives for 25 years. African giant pouched rats, nicknamed HeroRATs, are speeding up the detection of landmines and tuberculosis as part of an integrated approach. Allowing people to get their lives and livelihoods back on track as fast as possible. To date, APOPO has […]
Working toward a world free of landmines 25 years after the International Mine Ban Treaty was signed in Ottawa, millions of landmines have been destroyed and many countries have declared themselves mine-free – with others well on the way. April 4th is International Landmine Awareness Day. A critical day to bring to light to some
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Zimpeto Community Health Sensitization Leading up to World Tuberculosis Day, the first community tuberculosis (TB) sensitization and screening event for APOPO TB Mozambique took place on March 9th, at the busy wholesale market of Zimpeto, a well-frequented area on the outskirts of KaMubukwana urban district, Maputo city. APOPO nurse Madalena Feliciano, participated actively with the
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World TB Day 2023 By Dr. Tefera Azigew | APOPO Head of TB Each year on March 24th, we celebrate successes in the world of tuberculosis (TB) and take the opportunity to reflect on the commitments, leadership, investments, innovative research, and progress toward ending the TB epidemic. The overall global decline in TB is yet another
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March 8th is International Women’s Day. An occasion to celebrate the progress made towards achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment but also to strive for a greater momentum towards gender equality worldwide. Women’s day does not only recognize the extraordinary acts of women but encourages us all, to stand together, to advance gender equality around
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On 20 December 2013, the United Nations General Assembly declared March 3rd – the day of signature of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 1973 – as UN World Wildlife Day (WWD) to celebrate and raise awareness of the world’s wild animals and plants. This WWD
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The Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Hadja Lahbib (center), visited APOPO Angola from the 31st of January to the 2nd of February. APOPO Angola Program Manager, Manuel Agostinho (right) was invited by the Belgium Ambassador in Angola, Mr. Jozef Smets, to attend a reception dinner for the Minister in which several diplomatic and public entities attended. Mine Action was one of the prioritised
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In January 2023, APOPO hosted a visit from the Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs (PM/WRA) APOPO’s operations in Zimbabwe. PM/WRA is APOPO’s largest donor in Zimbabwe, and with COVID 19 concerns finally largely resolved, it was an honor to host them on site. APOPO Zimbabwe
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Preparations and plans began falling in place in late December for the APOPO Dog accreditation, which is an annual requirement for all animal detection systems working in Cambodia. The first task involved flying four Technical Survey Dogs (TSD) from Bosnia Herzegovina to Cambodia, which proved to be a logistical challenge. The TSD had to be
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