In Gambia, the trial on the death of children due to cough syrup has begun. On Tuesday, October 24, a court hearing was held in Banjul in the case of the deaths of children who took cough syrup manufactured by India's Maiden Pharmaceuticals.
About 70 children aged 5 and under in 2022 died after taking the over-the-counter cough syrup. Nineteen plaintiffs, family members of those who died, filed civil lawsuits in July.
The families are suing five defendants - Maiden Pharmaceuticals, local distributor Atlantic Pharmaceuticals, the Medical Control Agency (MCA), the Ministry of Health, and Attorney General Dauda A. Jallow - seeking a declaration that the children died as a result of the contaminated medication. They are demanding 15 million dalasi (about $230,000) for each dead child.
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About 70 children aged 5 and under in 2022 died after taking the over-the-counter cough syrup. Nineteen plaintiffs, family members of those who died, filed civil lawsuits in July.
The families are suing five defendants - Maiden Pharmaceuticals, local distributor Atlantic Pharmaceuticals, the Medical Control Agency (MCA), the Ministry of Health, and Attorney General Dauda A. Jallow - seeking a declaration that the children died as a result of the contaminated medication. They are demanding 15 million dalasi (about $230,000) for each dead child.
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