Safety becomes a focus of traditional medicine observance

Testing and treatment during pregnancy formed part of the services WHO assessed.

The validation recognized work to prevent both infections passing from mother to child.

The finding does not mean that every possible individual transmission had become impossible.

The 2015 regional observance used regulation of traditional health practitioners as its theme.

WHO’s event notice advocated identifying and supporting qualified traditional health practitioners.

The observance raised how countries might recognize practitioners while safeguarding the public.

The prize announcement recognized her discovery of a novel malaria therapy.

Tu’s research had consulted old medical literature while combining it with modern laboratory testing.

The 2015 award also honored Campbell and Ōmura for work on another antiparasitic treatment.

The prize drew attention to a Chinese research network whose contributions had often been less visible internationally.