Training Rats To Save Lives • APOPO
- ️Mon Feb 17 2025
We save lives by training animals to rid the world of landmines and tuberculosis
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Join our animal heroes on their life-saving adventures as they use their extraordinary sense of smell to sniff out deadly problems.
THE PROBLEM
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. 10.6 million new people contracted TB in 2022, 3.1 million went undiagnosed, and 1.3 million died from the disease.
THE SOLUTION
APOPO’s scent detection animals, nicknamed ‘HeroRATs’ and ‘HeroDOGs’, 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.
Cambodia - Sida
After losing her leg to a landmine, Sida faced unimaginable hardships, read her story....
Cambodia – Chan
When Pan Chan pulled and carried the rice stack, the mine exploded, and he got injured......
Angola - Ana
Ana's life changed forever by a landmine. Discover her story....
Tanzania - Hassan
Hassan was very sick with an undiagnosed illness. APOPO retested his sample using rats....
Cambodia - Kol
A grandfather-headed family who can now safely work and play on land cleared by APOPO....
Cambodia: Charya
"When I was playing in my fathers fields I climbed a tree to hide from my brother. When I ...
Tanzania - Claudi
Six year old Claudi was very sick but his local clinic couldn’t detect the cause. ...
Tanzania – Hassan
Hassan was very sick with an undiagnosed illness. APOPO retested his sample using rats....
Angola – Caetano
Read the story of APOPO HeroRAT handler Caetano in Angola...
Cambodia: Charya
"When I was playing in my fathers fields I climbed a tree to hide from my brother. When I ...
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