Tu Youyou calls for joint efforts to pay attention to anti-malarial issues

　　On December 6, 2015 Nobel Prize winners in Physiology or Medicine Tu Youyou (right), William Campbell (middle) and Satoshi Omura attended the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine press conference in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony will be held in Stockholm on December 10.  

　　At the press conference, Tu Youyou talked about how artemisinin can be combined with modern medicine to treat patients. She emphasized that she was worried about the possibility of malaria becoming an epidemic in the next decade, especially in Africa. “Therefore, I have been calling for all parties concerned about malaria to work together within the framework of the World Health Organization. ”She said that the development of malaria resistance to artemisinin should be delayed as much as possible.

　　When answering a Xinhua News Agency reporter's question about the potential of traditional Chinese medicine and how to develop it better in the future, she said: "Traditional Chinese medicine is a great treasure house. Combining modern science with traditional Chinese medicine will have greater potential in the field of new drug research and development. Only by carrying out more in-depth and detailed work can we make greater contributions to mankind." ”She said that "carrying forward and striving to improve" will bring greater benefits to human health. Tu Youyou said many times that more than 40 years have passed since artemisinin, which was discovered based on inspiration from ancient books, was finally used to treat patients. The work of discovery was not easy, but there is still a lot of research work that deserves more in-depth research.

　　Wearing a black coat and a bright yellow silk scarf, Tu Youyou came to the Nobel Hall to attend the press conference that day. The organizers of the event also specially prepared a thoughtful pot of hot tea for the 84-year-old pharmacologist in advance.

　　On October 5, the Karolinska Institute in Sweden announced Tu Youyou as one of the winners of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. This is the first time that a Chinese scientist has won the Nobel Prize in Science for scientific research conducted in China. Tu Youyou said that she hopes this will inspire China's younger generation of scientific researchers and hope that not only in the field of medical research, but also in various scientific fields, they can combine traditional Chinese treasures to produce more discoveries and innovations and better serve mankind.