WHO Investigates Contaminated Cough Syrups After Deaths of 300 Children

WHO Investigates Contaminated Cough Syrups After Deaths of 300 Children
Bottle of medication or antipyretic syrup. Ground Picture/Shutterstock
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
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The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is investigating contaminated cough syrups that were blamed for causing the deaths of over 300 children.

Over the past four months, more than 300 children have died after taking over-the-counter cough syrups, the WHO said in a statement on Monday. Most of the victims were under the age of five and lived in the Gambia, Indonesia, and Uzbekistan.
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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