Gambia strengthens controls on medicines from India
At least 70 children died in Gambia in 2022 due to acute kidney injury that doctors have linked to adulterated cough syrups from India
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At least 70 children died in Gambia in 2022 due to acute kidney injury that doctors have linked to adulterated cough syrups from India
India's industry supplies nearly half the pharmaceuticals used in Africa.
Gambia will make it mandatory for all pharmaceutical products from India to be inspected and tested prior to shipment from July 1, according to Gambian
Gambia will make it mandatory for all pharmaceutical products from India to be inspected and tested prior to shipment from July 1, according to Gambian government documents reviewed by Reuters, the first known restrictions on national exports following the deaths of dozens of children linked to Indian-made cough syrups.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Gambia will make it mandatory for all pharmaceutical products from India to be inspected and tested prior to shipment from July 1, according to Gambian government documents reviewed by Reuters, the first known restrictions on national exports following the deaths of dozens of children linked to Indian-made cough syrups.