To raise money to fund this important work the Oxon and Cotswold Group of MDD Volunteers in their tenth year of supporting MDD have arranged an exciting and extraordinary Auction of Promises.
The auction is full of opportunities to bid for interesting, intriguing, and indulgent prizes such as Artisan Baking, Days Out, Experiences, Holidays, Pet Care, Vouchers, and many, many more. See auction site for all the Promises. The auction starts on 1st September and runs until 15th September. The auction is available at www.galabid.com/mdd and you can view before the start date.
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COVID-19
We have trained some of our dogs to correctly identify the presence of COVID-19 in over 94% of cases and a negative result in over 90% of cases. This is remarkable.
It proves the positive impact dogs, with their rapid turn-around time, could be used for mass screening. We believe that their noses could provide a strong line of defence against future pandemics. In the next phase of the trial, dogs will be trained to work in public settings. Using dogs will also be considerably faster than existing testing methods since one dog can screen up to 250 people in 1 hour.
Dogs saving lives.
The Medical Detection Dogs charity trains dogs to detect the odour of human disease with the aim of developing faster, more efficient, and less invasive diagnostics that lead to better patient outcomes.
We are at the forefront of the research into the fight against cancer and other life-threatening diseases, including Parkinson’s disease, bacterial infections and recently COVID-19. Our Bio Detection Dogs are trained to find the odour of those diseases in samples such as urine, breath and sweat and our work has the potential to benefit millions.
Medical Alert Assistance Dogs also detect minute changes in an individual’s personal odour triggered by their disease and alert them to an impending medical event, helping them manage complex, life-threatening medical conditions and improving their quality of life.
