In 1971, Tu Youyou, a Chinese scientist, discovered artemisinin a game-changing treatment for malaria by studying 1,600-year-old herbal texts. When malaria killed more soldiers than bullets in Vietnam, Tu’s breakthrough saved millions. She even tested the cure on herself before trials proved it 100% effective. In 2015, she became China’s first Nobel Prize winner in science. | Faded History

Tu Youyou discovered a substance called artemisinin, which can be used to treat malaria. Tu not only found a way to extract artemisinin from a traditional Chinese medicine, she also tested the new drug on herself to speed up the time needed for development. Her discovery led to development of a new drug that has saved the lives of millions of people, halving the mortality rate of malaria during the past 15 years. Learn more about Tu Youyou: https://bit.ly/2VVSRlA #IWD2020 | Nobel Prize

Chinese Nobel laureate Tu Youyou and her team have proposed solutions to artemisinin resistance. Artemisinin is still thought to be the best weapon against malaria | China Xinhua Sci-Tech