Gambian lawmakers urge compensation for 70 children deaths
"If we find out that the deaths are tied to the contaminated drugs, Gambia must sue," said Modou Lamin B. Bah, vice chair of the Select Committee on Health.;
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Banjul: Gambian lawmakers on Wednesday urged compensation for the families of 70 children who authorities believe may have died after taking a contaminated cough syrup imported from India. The special legislative session was held several weeks after the World Health Organization issued an alarm about 66 deaths from acute kidney injury. Gambian authorities launched an urgent door-to-door campaign to confiscate any remaining bottles of the syrup. The toll has still risen by four more deaths.
Wednesday's meeting also drew grieving family members including Mariama Sysawo, who said her 5-month-old daughter, Isatou, died in late August after taking one of the cough syrups.
"My mind is still stuck on the last moments I had with my child," she told The Associated Press. "After experiencing problems urinating, my baby had to face unbearable pains. Justice must be served even it means inflicting huge penalties to the Indian company."
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