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Cough syrup warning: WHO issues urgent alert about medicine linked to deaths of 66 kids

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said four cold and cough syrups have been potentially linked with acute kidney injuries and the deaths of 66 children

Daily Mirror · Oct 6, 2022

WHO warns against Indian-made cough remedies as 66 children die in Gambia

The World Health Organization has issued a warning that four cough and cold syrups produced by Maiden Pharmaceuticals in India could be linked to the deaths of 66 children in Gambia. The UN health agency says contaminated medication may have been distributed to other countries.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 6, 2022

Cough syrup warning after 66 children die in The Gambia

WHO says medications in question may have been distributed outside The Gambia

The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022

Syria Reports 39 Dead in Cholera Outbreak

Syria's health ministry has recorded 39 deaths from cholera and nearly 600 cases in an outbreak spreading in the war-ravaged country that the United Nations warned is "evolving alarmingly". A total of 594 cases have been recorded across 11 of its 14 provinces since late last month, the health ministry…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 5, 2022

Rash of child deaths in Gambia linked to cough syrups made in India -WHO

The deaths of dozens of young children in Gambia from acute kidney injuries may be linked to contaminated cough and cold syrups made by an Indian drug manufacturer, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Oct 5, 2022

The Nobel Peace Prize laureate: When will the winner be announced and who are the favourites?

Everything you need to know about the Nobel Peace Prize laureate

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2022

‘Like copying a Louis Vuitton handbag’: big pharma hits out at Africa’s replica Covid vaccine

Knowledge-sharing hub in Cape Town reverse engineered the Moderna vaccine, but future of the initiative to reduce inequity remains unsure

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022

WHO to request cholera vaccines for Haiti, expects further spread

The World Health Organization is setting up tents to treat cholera in Haiti and will also request a supply of oral vaccines against the disease that has unexpectedly returned to a country paralysed by a gang blockade, a WHO spokesperson said.

Reuters · Oct 4, 2022

World Mental Health Day 2024: When is it and what is the theme?

This year the day focuses on maintaining good mental health in the workplace

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2022

People of colour far likelier to live in England’s very high air pollution areas

Study finds minority ethnic people make up nearly half of populations in areas with very high NO2 or PM2.5 levels

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2022