Warning over cough syrups after 66 children die in The Gambia

WHO says the contaminated medications may have been distributed outside of the West African country, with global exposure ‘possible’

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an alert over four cough and cold syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India, warning they could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in the Gambia.

The UN health agency also cautioned the contaminated medications may have been distributed outside the West African country, with global exposure “possible”.

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