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People stand outside the Maiden Pharmaceuticals plant that was sealed by the Indian government officials in 2022, in Sonipat in the northern state of Haryana, India, February 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo

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India firm denies tampering with tests in probe of cough syrup deaths

The WHO has linked syrups made by Maiden to the deaths of 70 children in Gambia last year, but India's government says subsequent tests at an Indian government laboratory showed the syrups...

Ebrima Sagnia prays at the graveside of his 3-year-old son Lamin in Old Yundum, Gambia, 1 November, 2022. Lamin died of Acute Kidney Injury in September 2022. In October, the deaths of more than 70 Gambian children from Acute Kidney Injury were linked by global health officials to cough syrups made in India and contaminated with ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol. REUTERS/Edward McAllister

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Ebrima Sagnia prays at the graveside of his 3-year-old son Lamin in Old Yundum, Gambia, 1 November, 2022. Lamin died of Acute Kidney Injury in September 2022. In October, the deaths of more than 70 Gambian children from Acute Kidney Injury were linked by global health officials to cough syrups made in India and contaminated with ethylene glycol and diethylene glycol. REUTERS/Edward McAllister

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India considers policy change after cough syrup deaths

FILE PHOTO: A cough medication is poured in this picture illustration taken October 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Illustration/File Photo

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Marion Biotech, cough syrup makers linked to Uzbek deaths, halts all production

FILE PHOTO: A cough medication is poured in this picture illustration taken October 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Illustration/File Photo

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Uzbekistan says 18 children die after consuming India-made syrup

FILE PHOTO: A cough medication is poured in this picture illustration taken October 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Illustration/File Photo

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India inspects drug factories as Gambia controversy lingers

FILE PHOTO: A cough medication is poured in this picture illustration taken October 19, 2022. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Illustration/File Photo

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Indonesia bans cough syrup material linked to Gambia child deaths

The four medicines are cough and cold syrups produced in India, said the WHO statement.(Picture courtesy: Shutterstock)

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India vows action if cough syrup proved to be behind Gambia deaths

The four medicines are cough and cold syrups produced in India, said the WHO statement.(Picture courtesy: Shutterstock)

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Gambia urgently recalls India-made cough syrups blamed for 66 child deaths