Gambia: Police Preliminary Findings Reveal 50k Bottles of Contaminated Baby Syrups
[The Point] According to a statement on the Police preliminary investigation report into the death of 69 children in The Gambia, investigations so far revealed that Atlantic Pharmaceuticals Company was granted permission to import medicines and medical-related products in The Gambia, while ordered a total quantity of 50, 000 bottles of contaminated baby syrups . (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 13, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Gambia: Economic Intelligence: Surveillance, Mystery Shopping and Processing
[The Point] Health and taxation must be revisited with vigour and determination to investigate, track then sanction. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 13, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Gambia: India Halts Production At Medicine Factory Linked to Children's Deaths
[DW] Indian authorities have stopped production at a factory near Delhi after its cough syrups were linked to the deaths of some 69 children in Gambia. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 13, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Cough syrup deaths: India production halted after Gambia child fatalities
Maiden Pharmaceuticals broke rules "across its manufacturing and testing activities," regulators found. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gambia: WCAG Supports Tanka Tanka
[The Point] Women and Children Aid - The Gambia (WCAG) on Thursday donated necessary items to Tanka Tanka Psychiatric Hospital. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 12, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Gambia: Citizens' Alliance Saddened By Demise of 66 Innocent Children
[The Point] The Citizens' Alliance (CA) has expressed deep saddeness and shock by the demise of sixty-six (66) innocent children who lost their lives due to Acute Kidney Infection caused by contaminated medical syrups currently in circulation in the market. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 12, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Gambia: Victims' Centre Chair Says Death of 69 Children Will Be Documented As Atrocity
[The Point] Sheriff Kijera, the chairman of The Gambia Centre for Victims of Human Rights Violations has claimed that the Programmes and Documentation Unit of the Victims' Centre would document the death of 69 children in the country as a result of the Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) as "atrocities' committed under this government." (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 12, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Govt forms panel to study WHO report on deaths of 66 Gambian children linked to 4 Indian syrups
The development comes on a day the Haryana government ordered the halting of drug manufacturing at the Sonipat unit of Maiden Pharmaceuticals, and asked it to explain within a week "many contraventions" found during a recent inspection, or face suspension or cancellation of license. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - October 12, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Gambia child deaths: Haryana government halts cough syrup production at Maiden Pharmaceuticals factory
Haryana health minister Anil Vij told ANI that authorities inspected a Maiden factory in the town of Sonepat in the state and found 12 violations of good practices and production has been ordered to be stopped. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - October 12, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Gambia: Barrow Says Children Died of Aki Not At Much Variance With Data
[The Point] Addressing the nation on Friday regarding the deaths of children from Acute Kidney Injury (AKI), President Adama Barrow stated that the child mortality figure of 66 is not at much variance with the recorded data for similar periods in the past. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 11, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Gambia: UDP Mourns Deaths of 69 Children
[The Point] UDP mourns the tragic and avoidable deaths of 69 Gambian Children from Acute Kidney Injury-AKI, our hearts and prayers are with bereaved families. This news is incredibly sad and devastating for the United Democratic Party. We wish to place on record our sincere condolences to all those who lost their children. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 11, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Gambia: Health Minister Announces 3 More Deaths of Children
[The Point] During a press conference held at the Ministry of Health on Saturday, Minister Dr. Ahmadou Lamin Samateh confirmed additional deaths of three children due to the Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) outbreak, making the total at 69. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 11, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Gambia: Lawyers Urge Govt to Probe Death of 69 Children, Punish Culprits
[The Point] The Gambia Bar Association (GBA) and the Female Lawyers Association (FLAG) are saddened to learn of the untimely deaths of 69 Gambian children from Acute Kidney Injuries (AKI) linked to the consumption of medicinal (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 11, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Fear Looms in Nigeria As Indian Syrups Kill 66 Children in Gambia
[Daily Trust] The death of 66 Gambian children from acute kidney injuries has thrown Gambia and other West African countries into confusion. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 11, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Gambia: The Gambia Demands Justice for Cough Syrup-Related Deaths
[DW] Gambians are calling for justice for 69 children who died from acute kidney injuries linked to India-made cough syrups. India says it suspended the licenses of the drug manufacturer and is investigating the tragedy. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 11, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
