Gambia sacks drugs control heads over child deaths from cough syrup

Gambia has sacked two executives at its Medicines Control Agency following the death of more than 60 children from kidney failure caused by tainted syrup imported from India. Markieu Janneh Kaira, the executive director of the MCA, has been dismissed with immediate effect. The contract of the deputy executive director…

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