Uzbekistan began a trial on Friday over the deaths last year of 65 children linked to contaminated cough syrups, announcing for the first time a much higher death toll than before. The Central Asian nation had previously reported only 20 deaths linked
A syrup branded as Naturcold, found in Cameroon, has been linked to the deaths of six children. The World Health Organization found that the syrup contains high levels of diethylene glycol, a toxic contaminant. The WHO is now seeking the help of
Indonesia’s police are conducting preliminary inquiries into whether any actions by officials at the country’s drug regulator could amount to criminal wrongdoing, as they expand a probe into tainted cough syrups linked to the deaths of more than 200 children across the
Indian authorities have launched an inquiry into an allegation that a local pharmaceutical regulator, in return for a bribe, helped switch samples of cough syrups that the World Health Organization (WHO) had linked to the deaths of children in Gambia before the
Contaminated cough and paracetamol syrups imported into Gambia almost certainly caused the deaths of 66 children due to acute kidney injury, according to an investigation led by the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention and Gambian scientists. The links between
India sentences two pharma executives after cough syrup may have killed dozens of children in Gambia
An Indian court has sentenced two pharmaceutical company executives to two-and-half years in jail for exporting substandard drugs to Vietnam a decade ago, months after the WHO linked their cough syrups to the deaths of children in Gambia. India suspended production at
India to improve drug regulatory system with $80M after locally made cough syrup was linked to 89 child deaths India will spend $79.6 million on strengthening its drug regulatory system, the health minister said on Friday, after the World Health Organization raised
Indonesian police said on Monday a local trader of industrial-grade chemicals sold them as pharmaceutical-grade, leading to their use in medicated syrups that authorities suspect may have caused deaths of more than 200 children across the country. Authorities have said two ingredients,
Ex-POTUS Donald Trump has called for supporters to “send shivers down [Joe] Biden’s spine” by coughing up cash to fund his 2024 election bid. Mr Trump’s call came hours after he completed a two-stop campaign event on Saturday. The 45th President visited
The World Health Organisation has called for a “immediate and concerted action” to protect children from contaminated medicine after a number of child deaths were linked to cough syrups last year. In 2022 over 300 children, mostly under five, died of acute