WHO says contaminated cough syrup manufactured in India and Indonesia found in Western Pacific


World Health Orgnaisation (WHO) in Geneva. - Reuters

JAKARTA, April 25 (Reuters): Contaminated cough syrup made by an Indian company has been found in the Marshall Islands and Micronesia, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday, after a spate of child deaths linked to other syrups in some countries last year.

The WHO statement did not say whether any children in the Marshall Islands or Micronesia had fallen sick.

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