The World Health Organisation has issued an alarm in response to the deaths.
“WHO has issued a medical product alert for four contaminated medicines identified in The Gambia that have been potentially linked to acute kidney injuries and 66 deaths among children,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement issued on Wednesday. Gambia Urgently Recalls India-Made Cough and Cold Syrups Blamed for Over 60 Child Deaths.