04/04/2025
The Problem: 60 countries are contaminated with 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. 10.8 million new people contracted TB in 2023 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!
1,029,673 Total TB samples screened which halted 326,566 total potential TB infections.
120,530,494 Total sqm of safe land returned to local communities for use and development. 169,713 Landmines and other explosives destroyed.
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