A photograph shows collected cough syrups in Banjul, Gambia on Oct 06, 2022. (MILAN BERCKMANS / AFP) The World Health Organization is investigating whether there is any connection between manufacturers whose contaminated cough syrups it has linked to the deaths of more than 300 children in three countries, a person familiar with the matter told […]
A photograph shows collected cough syrups in Banjul, Gambia on Oct 06, 2022. (MILAN BERCKMANS / AFP) LONDON – The World Health Organization has called for "immediate and concerted action" to protect children from contaminated medicines after a spate of child deaths linked to cough syrups last year. In 2022, more than 300 children – […]
A woman holds up a picture of her late son, who died from acute kidney failure, in Banjul on Oct 10, 2022. Gambian police announced an investigation into four cough syrups made by the Indian Pharma company Maiden Pharmaceuticals. (MILAN BERCKMANS / AFP) DAKAR – A parliamentary committee in Gambia said on Tuesday that India-based […]
In this file photo taken on May 10, 2016, a woman and children walk through the Senegalese-Gambia border town of Karango. (SEYLLOU / AFP) The deaths of dozens of young children in Gambia from acute kidney injuries may be linked to contaminated cough and cold syrups made by an Indian drug manufacturer, the World Health […]