The World Health Organisation , which is also investigating the deaths, on Wednesday said they could be linked to contaminated cough and cold syrups produced by an Indian drug-maker, New Delhi-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd.The World Health Organisation , which is also investigating the deaths, on Wednesday said they could be linked to contaminated cough and cold syrups produced by an Indian drug-maker, New Delhi-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
Kidney injuries caused 66 child deaths in the past three months, Barrow said in an address to the nation, adding that investigations were ongoing. The announcement followed a laboratory analysis that confirmed “unacceptable” amounts of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol, which can be toxic and lead to acute kidney injury.
Barrow said Gambia’s health ministry was working with the WHO and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.