What next for those seeking justice in The Gambia after more than 70 children died after taking alleged contaminated cough syrup?
The committee said it "is convinced that Maiden Pharmaceuticals [is] culpable and should be held accountable for exporting the contaminated medicines".
Diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol are toxic to humans and could be fatal if consumed. But the panel added that the exact scientific cause of the children's deaths was still under investigation. The report also revealed inadequacies in the country's healthcare system urging the government to strengthen it and provide better equipment and medicines to the country's hospitals.What happened?
The WHO then identified four of the Maiden Pharmaceuticals' medicines as potentially linked to the deaths of the Gambian children and issued a global alert.and ordered Maiden Pharmaceuticals to stop production at its main factory in the northern state of Haryana.
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