Urgent warning as 200 children die in agony from cough syrup contaminated with chemicals
The lawsuit targets the ministry of health, the country's food and drug agency and seven companies involved in selling the syrups containing chemicals used products such as antifreeze.after the deaths of 170 children.
The World Health Organization issued a product alert for four different cough medicines after linking four Indian-made cough syrups to a handful of child deaths who suffered acute kidney failure in The Gambia, West Africa.It said it is “important to detect and remove these substandard products from circulation” in order to prevent harm.
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