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Saving lives from disaster and disease by training HeroRATSOur MissionTo become the Centre of Exellence in detection rats technology, to enhance the impact of life saving actions in vulnerable communitiesWhy rats?The African Giant Pouched Rat...is an intelligent creature, easily conditioned, loves to do repetitive tasks if rewarded with food ...has a highly developed sense of smell ...has an 8-year lifespan with several productive years after initial 1 year of training ...is lightweight, so cannot set off a mine ...compared to dogs: cheaper to breed, feed, house, maintain and transport, does not get attached to one trainer What trained rats can do?Search 100m 2 of suspected land in 20 minutes what would take a manual deminer 2 full days Screen 70 sputum samples for TB in 20 minutes what would take a lab technician 2 full days Generic technology: wide variety of spin-off applications Impact Mine ActionTrained 53 HeroRATS in 2008 Tasked by the Mozambican Government with the entire Gaza province, with 3.7 Km2of minefields Assessed 38.5 Km of highway in South Mozambique Cleared over hundreds of landmines, explosive devices and ammunition Endorsed by 11 African Great Lakes Region Governments for replication on their territoriesImpact TB screeningProof of principle for TB-screening by means of HeroRATs 87% overall accuracy in real world circumstances (37% for Microscopy) 15,041 suspected patients screend in Dar Es Salaam since January 2008 Among them, HeroRATs diagnosed 577 patients, missed by microscopy Increased TB case detection by 31.4% in a target population of 500,000 capita APOPO current fundingPublic governments and institutionsGeneva International Centre for Humanitarian DeminingBelgian Federal, regional and local governments (DGDC, Flemish Community, Province of Antwerp)National Institute of Health (USA)Private SupportSkoll FoundationASHOKA Innovators for the Public Schwab FoundationKing Baudouin FoundationUBS Optimus FoundationMarie & Alain Philippson Foundation Citizen based support Through 'Flowers for peace'HeroRAT adoptionsPartnersAntwerp University, Antwerp, BelgiumSokoine University, Morogoro, TanzaniaTanzanian Peoples Defense ForcesInternational Conference for the Great Lakes RegionMax Planck Institute, GermanyNational Institute for Medical Research, TanzaniaAPOPO Is a Belgian-Tanzanian social enterprise, established in 1998 at the University of Antwerp, in close cooperation with Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, TanzaniaOver 100 employees in AfricaR&D team, Trainers, Logistics, Maintenance & Breeding, In country operations, Management Annual operating budget > $1.5 millionWe invite you to support us and to visit our operations in Africa!http://www.apopo.orghttp://www.herorat.orgTRANSCRIPT
Contact: Bart Weetjens & Christophe Cox • DirectorsPo box 3078 • Morogoro • Tanzania • Tel +255 754 272 572 & +255 713 740 740 • e-mail: [email protected]
Saving lives from disaster and disease bytraining HeroRATS
September 2009
Contact: Bart Weetjens & Christophe Cox • DirectorsPo box 3078 • Morogoro • Tanzania • Tel +255 754 272 572 & +255 713 740 740 • e-mail: [email protected]
September 2009
Our MissionTo become the Centre of Exellence in detection rats technology,to enhance the impact of life saving actions in vulnerable communities
Contact: Bart Weetjens & Christophe Cox • DirectorsPo box 3078 • Morogoro • Tanzania • Tel +255 754 272 572 & +255 713 740 740 • e-mail: [email protected]
September 2009
Why rats?The African Giant Pouched Rat• is an intelligent creature, easily conditioned,
loves to do repetitive tasks if rewarded with food• has a highly developed sense of smell• has an 8-year lifespan with several productive years
after initial 1 year of training• is lightweight, so cannot set off a mine• compared to dogs: cheaper to breed, feed, house,
maintain and transport, does not get attached to one trainer
Contact: Bart Weetjens & Christophe Cox • DirectorsPo box 3078 • Morogoro • Tanzania • Tel +255 754 272 572 & +255 713 740 740 • e-mail: [email protected]
September 2009
What trained rats can do? Search 100m2 of suspected land in 20 minuteswhat would take a manual deminer 2 full days
Screen 70 sputum samples for TB in 20 minuteswhat would take a lab technician 2 full days
Generic technology: wide variety of spin-off applications
Contact: Bart Weetjens & Christophe Cox • DirectorsPo box 3078 • Morogoro • Tanzania • Tel +255 754 272 572 & +255 713 740 740 • e-mail: [email protected]
September 2009
Impact Mine ActionTrained 53 HeroRATS in 2008
Tasked by the Mozambican Government with the entire Gaza province,with 3.7 Km2 of minefields
Assessed 38.5 Km of highway in South Mozambique
Cleared over hundreds of landmines, explosive devices and ammunition
Endorsed by 11 African Great Lakes Region Governments for replication on their territories
Contact: Bart Weetjens & Christophe Cox • DirectorsPo box 3078 • Morogoro • Tanzania • Tel +255 754 272 572 & +255 713 740 740 • e-mail: [email protected]
September 2009
Proof of principle for TB-screening by means of HeroRATs
87% overall accuracy in real world circumstances (37% for Microscopy)
15,041 suspected patients screend in Dar Es Salaam since January 2008
Among them, HeroRATs diagnosed 577 patients, missed by microscopy
Increased TB case detection by 31.4% in a target population of 500,000 capita
Impact TB screening
Contact: Bart Weetjens & Christophe Cox • DirectorsPo box 3078 • Morogoro • Tanzania • Tel +255 754 272 572 & +255 713 740 740 • e-mail: [email protected]
September 2009
Operational countries 2008:Tanzania: training and R&D for both demining and TB Mozambique: demining operations, deploying 36 mine detection rats accredited by Mozambican Mine Action Authority since 2004
Headquarters at Sokoine University, Morogoro, Tanzania since 2000
2009-2011: replication in GLR priority border zones Angola and Sudan, replication TB research in South Africa
TB Research & Development
2006: Great Lakes Regionendorsed HeroRATS for replication in 11 countries. Countries can choose fromentire portfolio of APOPO services
Expression of interest
Contact: Bart Weetjens & Christophe Cox • DirectorsPo box 3078 • Morogoro • Tanzania • Tel +255 754 272 572 & +255 713 740 740 • e-mail: [email protected]
September 2009
APOPO current fundingPublic governments and institutionsGeneva International Centre for Humanitarian DeminingBelgian Federal, regional and local governments (DGDC, Flemish Community, Province of Antwerp)National Institute of Health (USA)
Private SupportSkoll FoundationASHOKA Innovators for the PublicSchwab FoundationKing Baudouin Foundation (Belgium & USA)UBS Optimus FoundationMarie & Alain Philippson FoundationCitizen based support Trrough ‘Flowers for peace’ HeroRAT adoptions
PartnersAntwerp University, Antwerp, BelgiumSokoine University, Morogoro, TanzaniaTanzanian Peoples Defense ForcesInternational Conference for the Great Lakes RegionMax Planck Institute, GermanyNational Institute for Medical Research, Tanzania
Contact: Bart Weetjens & Christophe Cox • DirectorsPo box 3078 • Morogoro • Tanzania • Tel +255 754 272 572 & +255 713 740 740 • e-mail: [email protected]
September 2009
APOPO: a Belgian-Tanzanian social enterprise, established in 1998 at the University ofAntwerp, in close cooperation with Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania
Over 100 employees in Africa
R&D team, Trainers, Logistics, Maintenance & Breeding, In country operations, Management
Annual operating budget > $1.5 million
Contact: Bart Weetjens & Christophe Cox • DirectorsPo box 3078 • Morogoro • Tanzania • Tel +255 754 272 572 & +255 713 740 740 • e-mail: [email protected]
September 2009
We invite you to support us and to visit
our operations in Africa!
www.apopo.orgwww.herorat.org