Indian-made cough syrup poisons scores of children, with no one held to account

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In the Indian-administered region of Kashmir, at least 16 children have died after consuming a cough syrup called Coldbest-PC. But the deaths were only the tip of the iceberg. The World Health Organisation said Indian-made medicines have been linked to the deaths of nearly 141 children in Gambia, Uzbekistan and Cameroon in 2022. Three drug makers – Digital Vision, Marion Biotech and Maiden Pharmaceuticals – are at the centre of the cases. But so far no one has been held responsible.