The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned against two cough medicines made in India after the Uzbekistan Health Ministry linked the syrup to the deaths of at least 18 children.
between the Indian government and the global health agency over the number of deaths in India due to covid-19.
scientist Dinesh Thakur and lawyer Prashant Reddy documented how weak standards have affected the quality of Indian drugs.The authors describe India’s “uniquely depressing” history of incidents involving the same compound in the Gambian and Uzbek incidents — diethylene glycol. Poisonings related to the compound have led to 84 deaths in the country, the book states, with the actual number likely to be higher.
In his Oct. 5 news conference about the Gambian deaths, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the contaminated products may have been distributed to other countries, as well. “WHO recommends all countries detect and remove these products from circulation to prevent further harm to patients.”Health authorities there found that children who were given syrup for cough and cold symptoms developed acute kidney problems.
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