As Artemisinin defeats malaria… Chinese traditional medicine sets for international market

Chinese traditional medicines over the years had been used to heal many sicknesses across the world with particular reference to Africa and Asia from the 1960’s to date.
China’s medical cooperation in Africa started in Algeria in 1963 as a call from the Algerian government for international medical assistance and extended to other countries including Sierra Leone which benefited from the first Chinese Medical Team (CMT) in March 1973 but were withdrawn in 1993 as a result of the war and re-dispatched in December 2002.
Over the years, these CMT have been curing various sicknesses without any form of international recognition until late 2015 when the first 85 year old Chinese female scientist, Professor Tu You you, was awarded in Sweden ‘the 2015 Noble Prize in Medicine’ for her pioneering work in extracting ‘Artemisinin’ from the Chinese medical herb and applying it to the treatment of malaria which is very effective.
It is no secret that the Malaria disease is widespread in the tropical and sub-tropical regions that exists in a broad band around the equator including Sub-Sahara Africa, Asia and Latin America.

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