From plant to medicine: How an ancient plant-based remedy became a modern malaria medicine (11 min read)

Turning this readily available plant into a highly effective medicine requires a huge effort and significant coordination. That is why organizations and partnerships that are dedicated to broadening access to medicines worldwide step in and help, by providing antimalarial drugs without profit to the places where they are needed most. Through programs such as the Novartis Malaria Initiative this vital medication can reach millions of people in malaria-affected, low-income regions.