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Lola Christina Alao

Global WHO alert over India-made cough syrups after deaths

WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus said: “The loss of these young lives is beyond heart-breaking for their families”

(Picture: Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)

The WHO (World Health Organisation) has issued a global alert over four cough syrups. They warned that they could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in the Gambia.

It said that the syrups have been “potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children,” and warned that their use may result in serious injury or death, especially among children.

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