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“Bharat ke khilaaf syrup waali saazish,” announced the headline on India News during a morning segment and panel discussion over a recent global alert – issued after 66 deaths allegedly linked to four India-made cough syrups in Gambia.

There have so far been 44 confirmed cases and 10 deaths since the first case was diagnosed

The World Health Organization says 63 confirmed and probable cases of Ebola have been reported in Uganda, including 29 deaths.

Lebanon’s health minister has said the authorities are inspecting new suspected cases of cholera, less than a day after confirming its first case of the illness in the country since 1993

MSF calls situation ‘very serious’ as east African country grapples with outbreak of Sudan strain of virus, for which no vaccine exists

The U.S. will begin redirecting travelers from Uganda to five airports to screen for Ebola, as the East African country grapples with an outbreak of a strain of virus for which there is no approved vaccine.

With an outbreak of the deadly disease declared in Uganda, travelers who have been to the African country within 21 days of arriving in the U.S. will be subject to enhanced screening.

MUMBAI: Some 66 deaths of children in Gambia after consumption of four cough syrups made by the Haryana-based Maiden Pharmaceuticals, the subsequent recall of the drugs by the West African country and a WHO alert have put the spotlight on quality monitoring and due diligence by companies, and the need…

The World Health Organisation says the contaminated medications may have been distributed outside of the West African country, and global exposure could well be ‘possible’.

The incident has left a serious dent in the reputation of Indian pharma industry and exports, says Director-General

The syrups could be linked to kidney damage as well as 66 deaths among children