Tu Youyou is the first China native scientist to win the Nobel Prize in Science and the first China scientist to win the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. It is by far the highest award in China's medical field, and it is also the highest award for the achievements of traditional Chinese medicine.

20 17 1.9, Tu Youyou won the highest national science and technology award 20 16. 20 18 12 18 the CPC central Committee and the State Council awarded comrade Tu Youyou the title of reform pioneer and the reform pioneer medal. 20 19 In May, she was selected as one of the 50 richest women in China Science and Technology by Forbes.

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Tu Youyou has laid the most important foundation for artemisinin to treat human malaria, which has been vigorously promoted by the country and the World Health Organization. It has saved the lives of millions of malaria patients in the world, especially in developing countries, made revolutionary contributions to the treatment and control of this major parasitic infectious disease, and has also become the most brilliant example of promoting the inheritance and innovation of traditional Chinese medicine and going global by scientific methods.

Zhu Chen said that Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize, which greatly enhanced the confidence of China's scientific and technological circles in building an innovative country and realizing the great rejuvenation of the nation. Tu Youyou is the first generation pharmacist trained in New China, and all the work of her and her team members was done in China.

Tu Youyou's award is a landmark achievement of China's scientific and technological strength, comprehensive national strength and international competitiveness, which is closely related to the peaceful development of the country and mankind.

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