EFC is very pleased to announce that the winner of the 2010 EFC Photo competition "Working in partnership" is "Hero rats saving people's lives", submitted by King Baudouin Foundation.

Hero rats saving people's lives

Every hour someone in the world is hurt or killed by deadly landmines and there are more landmines in Africa than anywhere else. Apopo is a Tanzanian NGO that trains rats to detect landmines and screen for tuberculosis. “Hero rats” can sniff 40 sputum samples in seven minutes to detect tuberculosis, which is a full day’s work for a technician.

                                                                                                                                              ©Sylvain Piraux

 The Prize ceremony was held on June 4th 2010 in Brussels during the closing plenary of the 21st EFC Annual General Assembly and Conference.

We are grateful to all EFC members who sent in photos. All photos were unique and high-quality examples of your valuable work.

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