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Winston Morgan, Professor of Toxicology, Equity and Inclusive Practice, Director of Impact and Innovation, University of East London

Cough syrup can harm children: experts warn of contamination risks

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The recent deaths of over 300 children in Africa and Asia have prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to warn about the use of “substandard and falsified” medical products. The organisation called for more efforts to protect children from contaminated medicine. Toxicologists Winston Morgan and Shazma Bashir unpack the story.


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