Taking note of the deaths of over 300 children linked to cough syrups in three countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has decided to launch a probe to find whether these medicines were contaminated from the manufacturers’ end, Reuters news agency reported citing sources familiar with the matter.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a list of more than a dozen fungus that are dangerous to the general public's health.
The global health organisation has identified 19 "priority pathogens" that include yeasts and moulds and are evolving and becoming resistant to treatments, as reported by The Daily Mail.
Over 150 million serious infections and over 1.7 million fatalities globally are annually attributed to fungus infections.
The government-appointed committee investigating claims that four cough syrups made in India may have led to the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia has found that the clinical data provided by the WHO so far is insufficient to identify the aetiology.
Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) V G Somani said that the WHO has been informed about this on Saturday.
On October 13, the WHO's Rutendo Kuwana wrote to the DCGI to inquire about the status of the inquiry into Maiden Pharmaceuticals, the Sonipat-based maker of the four cough syrups.
More than 1,000 probable cases of unknown severe acute hepatitis have been detected in children and as many as 22 have died since the disease was discovered in on April 5, the World Health Organisation has said "As of 8 July 2022, 35 countries in five WHO Regions have reported 1010 probable cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children, which fulfill the WHO case definition, including 22 deaths.
Based on a preliminary study, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that the COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against the Omicron variant which has a higher chance of reinfection.
The WHO said further research is required to get a clearer sense of how the omicron variant may penetrate immunity gained from the vaccines, which have generally proved effective against the coronavirus, Reuters reported.