Rash of child deaths in Gambia linked to cough syrups made in India – WHO

Oct 5 (Reuters) – 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 Organization said on Wednesday. The findings, announced by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, followed tests on several medicinal syrups that were suspected of causing 66 child deaths in the tiny West African country. Tedros told reporters that the U.N. agency was conducting an investigation with Indian regulators and the company that made the syrups, New…

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