For 20 years APOPO’s scent detection rats have been detecting landmines and tuberculosis. Learn more about our work and how you can help.
Over 60 countries are contaminated with hidden landmines and other explosive remnants of war, that cause tragic accidents and hamper communities from developing their productive land.
Meanwhile, slow and inaccurate detection methods make tuberculosis the world’s most deadly infectious disease. 10 million new people contract TB every year, 3 million go undiagnosed, and 1.8 million die from the disease.
The APOPO scent detection rats, nicknamed 'HeroRATs', help to rid the world of landmines and tuberculosis –returning safe land back to communities for development, and freeing people from serious illness so they can get back on their feet.
Miriam's father Zito was forced to work in a field he suspected to contain landmines so he could feed his family. One day he hit a mine with his hoe...and survived!
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Six year old Claudi was very sick. His local clinic didn't know why. Read how APOPO identified his TB.
Claudi's story
"When I was playing in my fathers fields I climbed a tree to hide from my brother. When I looked down I saw a strange metal thing sticking up from the roots..."
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APOPO releases safe land back to the village of Dai Ao in Cambodia.
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Experienced and rookie rat trainers undergo refresher training in Tanzania.
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APOPO & EWT Detection Rat workshop in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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APOPO Mine Action Workshop and 17th State Party Meeting in Geneva.
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APOPO Cambodia presents the HeroRATs at ARMAC Workshop.
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