General Information |
| Board Constituency: |
Developing Country NGO |
| Is your organization legally registered in your country: |
Yes |
| If yes, please enter your registration number: |
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| Organization Type - Primary: |
Non-Governmental Organization |
| Organization Type - Secondary: |
Other Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) |
| Organization Description: |
APOPO is a social enterprise that researches, develops, and disseminates detection rats technology for humanitarian purposes. Our aim is to provide a low-tech, cost-effective and efficient solution to pressing humanitarian challenges.
APOPO's HeroRATs offer a local solution to the tuberculosis epidemic. Currently the HeroRATs serve as a second-line screen for a population of over 500,000 people in deprived communities in Dar es Salaam and Morogoro, Tanzania.
In 2010, APOPO commenced work on a three-year research plan, which includes experiments that compare the rats to other diagnostic technologies and looks more closely at exactly how effective they are at detecting TB. Our aim for the next three years is to further optimize this disease detection technology and focus on implementation models for the future. |
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| Do you know about the UNHLM declaration: |
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Other Organization Information |
| Total number of staff in your organization: |
100 + |
| Number of full-time staff who are directly involved with TB: |
11 - 25 |
| Number of part-time staff who are directly involved with TB: |
6 - 10 |
| Number of volunteers who are directly involved with TB: |
1 - 5 |
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| How did you hear about the Stop TB Partnership: |
Stop TB communications |
| If you were informed or referred by another partner of the Stop TB Partnership please tell us who: |
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| Why do you wish join the Stop TB Partnership: |
Resource mobilization |
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| Are you a member of a Stop TB national partnership: |
No |
| Are you in contact with your national TB programme: |
Yes |
| Please tell us how your organization is contributing to your country's national TB control plan: |
APOPO is helping Tanzania to control the spread of tuberculosis by providing a cost-effective and rapid diagnostic tool.
A rat can evaluate 40 sputum samples in less than 7 minutes, equal to what a skilled lab technician, using standard microscopy, can complete in one full day. Each week, APOPO's HeroRATs identify an average of 5 to 15 patients that have been missed by microscopes. In 2010, the total of new cases discovered that had been previously missed by microscopy was 716.
Since a person with undetected tuberculosis infects between 10-15 people each year, our work helped prevent 7,160 new tuberculosis transmissions in 2010 alone. |
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Geographical Reach |
| Which country is your headquarters located in: |
United Republic of Tanzania |
Which countries do you do operate in:
(This includes countries you are conducting activities in) |
United Republic of Tanzania
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