artemisinin

The global war against malaria is seriously threatened by the emergence of drug-resistant malaria parasites in Southeast Asian border areas.

Scientists from Ireland, Japan and China have won this year's Nobel Prize in Medicine for their discoveries related to the treatment of infections caused by parasitic roundworms

This year's Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to three scientists by finding a parasite-killing drug, promising to be an important

Before antibiotics were born, doctors used herbs, mercury, and even leeches to treat many infections.

Canadian researchers have found a way to industrially produce artemisinin, the main component of the most effective antimalarial drugs available today.

WHO warns that only 34% of countries with malaria outbreaks will undergo periodic testing of Artemisinin antimalarial drugs as instructed by WHO.