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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Shweta Sharma

Gambia parliament recommends suing of Indian manufacturer of cough syrups

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A parliamentary committee in Gambia has recommended that the government take legal action against an Indian drugmaker whose cough syrups were blamed for the deaths of at least 70 children in the West African country.

Maiden Pharmaceuticals should be banned and authorities take tough measures against the firm for using contaminated raw material to manufacture cough syrups, Gambia parliament’s health committee said in a report on Tuesday.

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