The cases are from at least seven countries, associated with more than 300 fatalities in three of these countries, with most young children under the age of five
SAHPRA alerted the public after 33 deaths in the Gambia were linked to contaminated medicine in October. The WHO said the global death toll is now over 300.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has notified healthcare providers and the public over circulation of eight substandard and contaminated baby syrup products. The products include; Termorex syrup, Flurin DMP syrup, Unibebi Cough Syrup, Unibebi Demam Paracetamol Drops, Unibebi Demam Paracetamol Syrup, Paracetamol Drops, Paracetamol Syrup (mint) and Vipcol Syrup. The new Medical Product Alert refers to products identified in the WHO Region of South-East Asia.