Tu calls discovery 'lifesaving' TCM gift
2015-10-09
Tu Youyou, China's first Nobel laureate for medicine, described her discovery of the anti-malaria treatment artemisinin as Western medicine inspired by long-established knowledge from traditional Chinese medicine.
Population to peak in 2025
2015-10-07
A lower-than-expected fertility rate means China's population will peak in 2025. After that it is expected to decline to 1.3 billion in 2050.
China wins first Nobel Prize in medicine
2015-10-06
China has its first Nobel Prize in Medicine. And 84-year-old Tu Youyou said she was not surprised to get it.
Development of Chinese anti-malaria medicine beneficial to developing countries: Guinean expert
2015-10-07
Guinea's Deputy Coordinator for the National Anti-Malaria Program Dr. Timothee Guilavogui on Monday expressed confidence that "the development of traditional Chinese medicine will contribute to helping developing countries to resolve their public health problems."
WHO official lauds Chinese scientist for winning Nobel Prize
2015-10-07
A senior WHO official on Tuesday lauded Chinese pharmacologist Tu Youyou for winning the 2015 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, the first Chinese woman national to win a Nobel prize in science.
China, Africa agree on building resilient public health system
2015-10-07
The ministers in charge of health affairs in China and African countries on Tuesday stressed the importance of establishing a resilient public health system in Africa, especially the Center for Diseases Control and Prevention, both in the African Union, as well as in individual countries.
China-Africa health forum adopts Cape Town Declaration
2015-10-07
Chinese and African health officials on Tuesday adopted the Cape Town Declaraion which outlines the objectives for future cooperation in health development.
Cheers, hopes as Chinese pharmacologist wins landmark Nobel prize
2015-10-06
The landmark success of herbal expert Tu Youyou, the first Chinese woman national to win a Nobel prize in science, has ignited an intense sense of national pride and elevated hopes on the future of traditional Chinese medicine.
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