Artemisinin

WHO takes notice of African anti-Covid drug
ARTESUNATE

WHO takes notice of African anti-Covid drug

World 17_08_2021 Anna Bono

The WHO has decided to include artesunate, a derivative of artemisinin, in the group of three medicines whose efficacy in treating Covid-19 patients it intends to test. It has long been in use in Madagascar and Cameroon, but is only now being considered by the WHO.