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Ever since 70 Gambian infants perished after taking four brands of Indian cough syrups contaminated with toxic substances, there has been a decidely grim public fascination with the country’s beleaguered healthcare system.
Gambia has appointed a new minister of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment, an appointment which came into effect on Thursday according to a statement by the Office of the President.
Police in The Gambia say they’ve seized 41, 462 bottles of apparently toxic cough syrups blamed for the death of 69 infants which has caused public consternation.
The plant, which is the first one of its kind for hospitals in The Gambia, will meet the daily oxygen needs of the hospital with its daily oxygen generation capacity of 100 cylinders.
The death toll linked to some unsafe cough syrups has climbed from 66 to 69, a senior Gambian health official said over the weekend.
President Adama Barrow has ordered that all medical licenses of suppliers of the dangerous cough syrup blamed for the death of 66 infants be suspended.
The death of 66 infants in The Gambia has prompted an investigation by the World Health Organisation of four kinds of India-originated syrups blamed for the fatalities, APA can report on Thursday.
World Health Organization (WHO) Thursday launched a campaign to raise awareness and spur action for suicide prevention in the African region, which has the world’s highest rates of death by suicide.
The Gambia is the latest African country queuing up to declare support for Morocco in the kingdom’s bid to maintain sovereignty over the bitterly disputed West Sahara, APA learnt on Monday.
President Adama Barrow has reiterated his government’s support for strengthening the capacity and professionalism of his country’s security forces during the swearing-in of members of the first Gambia Armed Forces Council on Friday in Banjul.