66 children died in Gambia after drinking Indian cough syrup, WHO is investigating

 66 children died in Gambia after drinking Indian cough syrup, WHO is investigating

In The Gambia, 66 children have died after drinking cough syrup made by the Indian Madden Pharmaceuticals Company. After this, the World Health Organization, taking this incident hand-in-hand, has set up an investigation and is investigating what was in the medicine that ultimately led to the death of so many children. Along with this, the World Health Organization (WHO) has also issued an alert regarding the use of four contaminated drugs in The Gambia. In which he took 4 cough syrups namely Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup, Makoff Baby Cough Syrup and Magrip N Cold Syrup. forbidden from.

These children have died due to poor quality medicine: WHO

WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said in a media briefing, "WHO has issued a medical alert today for four contaminated drugs identified in The Gambia. It has been reported that these drugs caused kidney problems, causing these 66 deaths. These four medicines are cough and cold syrups manufactured in India by Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd. These four medicines were of substandard quality which has led to the death of children due to poisoning.

The quality of these products is being investigated: WHO

WHO is investigating cough syrup on its behalf but no action has been taken on it in India yet. The WHO also said in its report that laboratory analysis of samples from each of the four products confirmed that they contained diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol contamination and were of substandard quality drugs.

Maiden Pharma Company declined to comment on the alert

Let us tell you that these four medicines are made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited based in Haryana. Reuters reported that Maiden Pharma declined to comment on the alert, while the Drugs Controller General of India has been called and messaged. The news agency also said that the Ministry of Health of The Gambia and India have not yet responded to this.

The WHO further stated that four of these products have been identified in The Gambia, but may also have been distributed to other countries or regions through informal markets. The WHO has clearly said that consuming diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol can prove fatal. At the same time, WHO also advised regulatory authorities and the public that it is necessary to detect and remove these substandard products from circulation to avoid harm to people. Now it has to be seen what action India takes on this.