For 20 years APOPO's scent detection rats have been detecting landmines and tuberculosis
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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A forum for inductions and discussion on researching the use of TB detection rats in Ethiopia.
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A first step toward independent registration and licensing.
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APOPO is delighted to announce support from the Pictet Charitable Foundation.
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Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation continue to support APOPO in Angola.
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African Presidents first to commit to attending the UNHLM.
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