WHO Announces New TB Vaccine ‘Accelerator’ at Davos as High-Level Panel Discusses Elimination Challenge 18/01/2023 Megha Kaveri DAVOS, Switzerland – The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced plans to set up a new TB Vaccine Accelerator Council to increase momentum for the development of a vaccine to combat the world’s most deadly infectious disease. Speaking at a high-level panel at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting where the plan was launched, WHO […] Continue reading -> Switzerland and Ecuador Appeal for Treaty to End the ‘Plastic Crisis’ 17/01/2023 John Heilprin DAVOS, Switzerland – The presidents of Switzerland and Ecuador led a call here at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Tuesday for greater international cooperation to fight plastic pollution, urging passage of a global treaty with tough regulations to confront a burgeoning environmental and health crisis from the ubiquitous material once seen as a symbol of […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: Vaccine Trial Against Sudan Ebolavirus – With No Recent Infections in Uganda, What’s Plan B? 23/12/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization (WHO) isn’t talking about it publicly, but behind the scenes WHO is planning a meeting for 12 January to evaluate next steps, Health Policy Watch has learned, as the absence of new cases in the Uganda outbreak makes it impossible to begin a clinical trial based on a ring vaccination of […] Continue reading -> MPs to WHO: If You Want Pandemic Treaty Implemented, Engage with Us 06/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman Parliamentarians from around the world have called on the World Health Organization to engage civil society in the establishment of a “pandemic treaty,” if the organization hopes to have such a document not only ratified but also implemented. “The current process remains exclusionary,” said Giada Girelli, a senior analyst on human rights and justice at […] Continue reading -> South Korea Becomes First Country to Achieve Highest Level in WHO’s Medicine And Vaccine Regulatory Assessment 01/12/2022 Megha Kaveri South Korea became the first country in the world to achieve the highest level, “maturity level 4” (ML4), in regulating medicines and vaccines. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in the Republic of Korea is the only national regulatory authority to be recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO) to have advanced oversight […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Director General Announces Five New Appointments to WHO Senior Team 30/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has announced the “interim” appointment of five new senior leaders to replace outgoing members of his senior team, whose departure was announced internally just last week, Health Policy Watch has learned. The new appointments were also revealed in a second internal email sent by Tedros to WHO staff […] Continue reading -> The Niger Delta’s Harsh Lessons: Fossil Fuels’ Harm to People and the Planet 13/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – Ken Henshaw’s story of his Niger Delta community’s experience with fossil fuel extraction reads like the fallout from a war zone without the ready presence of international media to document the devastation. Henshaw lives at ground zero of one of Africa’s earliest and longest-running experiences with oil extraction, a six […] Continue reading -> Loss and Damage Added to Climate Agenda; WHO Calls for Fossil Fuels ‘Non-Proliferation Treaty’ 06/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher ¨Loss and damage´ from climate change gains a formal place on the COP27 agenda, as conference gets underway, while the World Health Organization issues urgent appeal to world leaders to negotiate a treaty to phase out fossil fuels altogether. Sharm el Sheikh – In a historic first, the issue of ¨loss and damage¨ finance for […] Continue reading -> Global Spike of Cholera Cases Amidst Vaccine Shortage Prompts WHO to Recommend Single Dose Instead of Two 20/10/2022 Paul Adepoju With more cholera outbreaks overstretching the world’s limited vaccine supply, WHO recommends temporarily suspending the standard two-dose regimen to vaccinate more people. Meanwhile, Africa aims to re-energize its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, despite steady decline in public turnout for vaccination. A shortage in the global supply of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization to […] Continue reading -> Indian Government Halts Production at Pharma Firm that WHO Says Produced Tainted Cough Medicines 13/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian government has halted the Maiden Pharmaceuticals plant that produced the cough and cold syrups that WHO says were tainted with toxic chemicals – possibly linked to the recent deaths of some 66 children in The Gambia. A senior WHO official confirmed that Indian government health authorities had shut down the plant after WHO […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Switzerland and Ecuador Appeal for Treaty to End the ‘Plastic Crisis’ 17/01/2023 John Heilprin DAVOS, Switzerland – The presidents of Switzerland and Ecuador led a call here at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Tuesday for greater international cooperation to fight plastic pollution, urging passage of a global treaty with tough regulations to confront a burgeoning environmental and health crisis from the ubiquitous material once seen as a symbol of […] Continue reading -> Exclusive: Vaccine Trial Against Sudan Ebolavirus – With No Recent Infections in Uganda, What’s Plan B? 23/12/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization (WHO) isn’t talking about it publicly, but behind the scenes WHO is planning a meeting for 12 January to evaluate next steps, Health Policy Watch has learned, as the absence of new cases in the Uganda outbreak makes it impossible to begin a clinical trial based on a ring vaccination of […] Continue reading -> MPs to WHO: If You Want Pandemic Treaty Implemented, Engage with Us 06/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman Parliamentarians from around the world have called on the World Health Organization to engage civil society in the establishment of a “pandemic treaty,” if the organization hopes to have such a document not only ratified but also implemented. “The current process remains exclusionary,” said Giada Girelli, a senior analyst on human rights and justice at […] Continue reading -> South Korea Becomes First Country to Achieve Highest Level in WHO’s Medicine And Vaccine Regulatory Assessment 01/12/2022 Megha Kaveri South Korea became the first country in the world to achieve the highest level, “maturity level 4” (ML4), in regulating medicines and vaccines. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in the Republic of Korea is the only national regulatory authority to be recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO) to have advanced oversight […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Director General Announces Five New Appointments to WHO Senior Team 30/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has announced the “interim” appointment of five new senior leaders to replace outgoing members of his senior team, whose departure was announced internally just last week, Health Policy Watch has learned. The new appointments were also revealed in a second internal email sent by Tedros to WHO staff […] Continue reading -> The Niger Delta’s Harsh Lessons: Fossil Fuels’ Harm to People and the Planet 13/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – Ken Henshaw’s story of his Niger Delta community’s experience with fossil fuel extraction reads like the fallout from a war zone without the ready presence of international media to document the devastation. Henshaw lives at ground zero of one of Africa’s earliest and longest-running experiences with oil extraction, a six […] Continue reading -> Loss and Damage Added to Climate Agenda; WHO Calls for Fossil Fuels ‘Non-Proliferation Treaty’ 06/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher ¨Loss and damage´ from climate change gains a formal place on the COP27 agenda, as conference gets underway, while the World Health Organization issues urgent appeal to world leaders to negotiate a treaty to phase out fossil fuels altogether. Sharm el Sheikh – In a historic first, the issue of ¨loss and damage¨ finance for […] Continue reading -> Global Spike of Cholera Cases Amidst Vaccine Shortage Prompts WHO to Recommend Single Dose Instead of Two 20/10/2022 Paul Adepoju With more cholera outbreaks overstretching the world’s limited vaccine supply, WHO recommends temporarily suspending the standard two-dose regimen to vaccinate more people. Meanwhile, Africa aims to re-energize its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, despite steady decline in public turnout for vaccination. A shortage in the global supply of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization to […] Continue reading -> Indian Government Halts Production at Pharma Firm that WHO Says Produced Tainted Cough Medicines 13/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian government has halted the Maiden Pharmaceuticals plant that produced the cough and cold syrups that WHO says were tainted with toxic chemicals – possibly linked to the recent deaths of some 66 children in The Gambia. A senior WHO official confirmed that Indian government health authorities had shut down the plant after WHO […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Exclusive: Vaccine Trial Against Sudan Ebolavirus – With No Recent Infections in Uganda, What’s Plan B? 23/12/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization (WHO) isn’t talking about it publicly, but behind the scenes WHO is planning a meeting for 12 January to evaluate next steps, Health Policy Watch has learned, as the absence of new cases in the Uganda outbreak makes it impossible to begin a clinical trial based on a ring vaccination of […] Continue reading -> MPs to WHO: If You Want Pandemic Treaty Implemented, Engage with Us 06/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman Parliamentarians from around the world have called on the World Health Organization to engage civil society in the establishment of a “pandemic treaty,” if the organization hopes to have such a document not only ratified but also implemented. “The current process remains exclusionary,” said Giada Girelli, a senior analyst on human rights and justice at […] Continue reading -> South Korea Becomes First Country to Achieve Highest Level in WHO’s Medicine And Vaccine Regulatory Assessment 01/12/2022 Megha Kaveri South Korea became the first country in the world to achieve the highest level, “maturity level 4” (ML4), in regulating medicines and vaccines. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in the Republic of Korea is the only national regulatory authority to be recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO) to have advanced oversight […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Director General Announces Five New Appointments to WHO Senior Team 30/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has announced the “interim” appointment of five new senior leaders to replace outgoing members of his senior team, whose departure was announced internally just last week, Health Policy Watch has learned. The new appointments were also revealed in a second internal email sent by Tedros to WHO staff […] Continue reading -> The Niger Delta’s Harsh Lessons: Fossil Fuels’ Harm to People and the Planet 13/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – Ken Henshaw’s story of his Niger Delta community’s experience with fossil fuel extraction reads like the fallout from a war zone without the ready presence of international media to document the devastation. Henshaw lives at ground zero of one of Africa’s earliest and longest-running experiences with oil extraction, a six […] Continue reading -> Loss and Damage Added to Climate Agenda; WHO Calls for Fossil Fuels ‘Non-Proliferation Treaty’ 06/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher ¨Loss and damage´ from climate change gains a formal place on the COP27 agenda, as conference gets underway, while the World Health Organization issues urgent appeal to world leaders to negotiate a treaty to phase out fossil fuels altogether. Sharm el Sheikh – In a historic first, the issue of ¨loss and damage¨ finance for […] Continue reading -> Global Spike of Cholera Cases Amidst Vaccine Shortage Prompts WHO to Recommend Single Dose Instead of Two 20/10/2022 Paul Adepoju With more cholera outbreaks overstretching the world’s limited vaccine supply, WHO recommends temporarily suspending the standard two-dose regimen to vaccinate more people. Meanwhile, Africa aims to re-energize its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, despite steady decline in public turnout for vaccination. A shortage in the global supply of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization to […] Continue reading -> Indian Government Halts Production at Pharma Firm that WHO Says Produced Tainted Cough Medicines 13/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian government has halted the Maiden Pharmaceuticals plant that produced the cough and cold syrups that WHO says were tainted with toxic chemicals – possibly linked to the recent deaths of some 66 children in The Gambia. A senior WHO official confirmed that Indian government health authorities had shut down the plant after WHO […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
MPs to WHO: If You Want Pandemic Treaty Implemented, Engage with Us 06/12/2022 Maayan Hoffman Parliamentarians from around the world have called on the World Health Organization to engage civil society in the establishment of a “pandemic treaty,” if the organization hopes to have such a document not only ratified but also implemented. “The current process remains exclusionary,” said Giada Girelli, a senior analyst on human rights and justice at […] Continue reading -> South Korea Becomes First Country to Achieve Highest Level in WHO’s Medicine And Vaccine Regulatory Assessment 01/12/2022 Megha Kaveri South Korea became the first country in the world to achieve the highest level, “maturity level 4” (ML4), in regulating medicines and vaccines. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in the Republic of Korea is the only national regulatory authority to be recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO) to have advanced oversight […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Director General Announces Five New Appointments to WHO Senior Team 30/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has announced the “interim” appointment of five new senior leaders to replace outgoing members of his senior team, whose departure was announced internally just last week, Health Policy Watch has learned. The new appointments were also revealed in a second internal email sent by Tedros to WHO staff […] Continue reading -> The Niger Delta’s Harsh Lessons: Fossil Fuels’ Harm to People and the Planet 13/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – Ken Henshaw’s story of his Niger Delta community’s experience with fossil fuel extraction reads like the fallout from a war zone without the ready presence of international media to document the devastation. Henshaw lives at ground zero of one of Africa’s earliest and longest-running experiences with oil extraction, a six […] Continue reading -> Loss and Damage Added to Climate Agenda; WHO Calls for Fossil Fuels ‘Non-Proliferation Treaty’ 06/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher ¨Loss and damage´ from climate change gains a formal place on the COP27 agenda, as conference gets underway, while the World Health Organization issues urgent appeal to world leaders to negotiate a treaty to phase out fossil fuels altogether. Sharm el Sheikh – In a historic first, the issue of ¨loss and damage¨ finance for […] Continue reading -> Global Spike of Cholera Cases Amidst Vaccine Shortage Prompts WHO to Recommend Single Dose Instead of Two 20/10/2022 Paul Adepoju With more cholera outbreaks overstretching the world’s limited vaccine supply, WHO recommends temporarily suspending the standard two-dose regimen to vaccinate more people. Meanwhile, Africa aims to re-energize its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, despite steady decline in public turnout for vaccination. A shortage in the global supply of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization to […] Continue reading -> Indian Government Halts Production at Pharma Firm that WHO Says Produced Tainted Cough Medicines 13/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian government has halted the Maiden Pharmaceuticals plant that produced the cough and cold syrups that WHO says were tainted with toxic chemicals – possibly linked to the recent deaths of some 66 children in The Gambia. A senior WHO official confirmed that Indian government health authorities had shut down the plant after WHO […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
South Korea Becomes First Country to Achieve Highest Level in WHO’s Medicine And Vaccine Regulatory Assessment 01/12/2022 Megha Kaveri South Korea became the first country in the world to achieve the highest level, “maturity level 4” (ML4), in regulating medicines and vaccines. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in the Republic of Korea is the only national regulatory authority to be recognised by the World Health Organization (WHO) to have advanced oversight […] Continue reading -> WHO’s Director General Announces Five New Appointments to WHO Senior Team 30/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has announced the “interim” appointment of five new senior leaders to replace outgoing members of his senior team, whose departure was announced internally just last week, Health Policy Watch has learned. The new appointments were also revealed in a second internal email sent by Tedros to WHO staff […] Continue reading -> The Niger Delta’s Harsh Lessons: Fossil Fuels’ Harm to People and the Planet 13/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – Ken Henshaw’s story of his Niger Delta community’s experience with fossil fuel extraction reads like the fallout from a war zone without the ready presence of international media to document the devastation. Henshaw lives at ground zero of one of Africa’s earliest and longest-running experiences with oil extraction, a six […] Continue reading -> Loss and Damage Added to Climate Agenda; WHO Calls for Fossil Fuels ‘Non-Proliferation Treaty’ 06/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher ¨Loss and damage´ from climate change gains a formal place on the COP27 agenda, as conference gets underway, while the World Health Organization issues urgent appeal to world leaders to negotiate a treaty to phase out fossil fuels altogether. Sharm el Sheikh – In a historic first, the issue of ¨loss and damage¨ finance for […] Continue reading -> Global Spike of Cholera Cases Amidst Vaccine Shortage Prompts WHO to Recommend Single Dose Instead of Two 20/10/2022 Paul Adepoju With more cholera outbreaks overstretching the world’s limited vaccine supply, WHO recommends temporarily suspending the standard two-dose regimen to vaccinate more people. Meanwhile, Africa aims to re-energize its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, despite steady decline in public turnout for vaccination. A shortage in the global supply of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization to […] Continue reading -> Indian Government Halts Production at Pharma Firm that WHO Says Produced Tainted Cough Medicines 13/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian government has halted the Maiden Pharmaceuticals plant that produced the cough and cold syrups that WHO says were tainted with toxic chemicals – possibly linked to the recent deaths of some 66 children in The Gambia. A senior WHO official confirmed that Indian government health authorities had shut down the plant after WHO […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO’s Director General Announces Five New Appointments to WHO Senior Team 30/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has announced the “interim” appointment of five new senior leaders to replace outgoing members of his senior team, whose departure was announced internally just last week, Health Policy Watch has learned. The new appointments were also revealed in a second internal email sent by Tedros to WHO staff […] Continue reading -> The Niger Delta’s Harsh Lessons: Fossil Fuels’ Harm to People and the Planet 13/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – Ken Henshaw’s story of his Niger Delta community’s experience with fossil fuel extraction reads like the fallout from a war zone without the ready presence of international media to document the devastation. Henshaw lives at ground zero of one of Africa’s earliest and longest-running experiences with oil extraction, a six […] Continue reading -> Loss and Damage Added to Climate Agenda; WHO Calls for Fossil Fuels ‘Non-Proliferation Treaty’ 06/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher ¨Loss and damage´ from climate change gains a formal place on the COP27 agenda, as conference gets underway, while the World Health Organization issues urgent appeal to world leaders to negotiate a treaty to phase out fossil fuels altogether. Sharm el Sheikh – In a historic first, the issue of ¨loss and damage¨ finance for […] Continue reading -> Global Spike of Cholera Cases Amidst Vaccine Shortage Prompts WHO to Recommend Single Dose Instead of Two 20/10/2022 Paul Adepoju With more cholera outbreaks overstretching the world’s limited vaccine supply, WHO recommends temporarily suspending the standard two-dose regimen to vaccinate more people. Meanwhile, Africa aims to re-energize its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, despite steady decline in public turnout for vaccination. A shortage in the global supply of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization to […] Continue reading -> Indian Government Halts Production at Pharma Firm that WHO Says Produced Tainted Cough Medicines 13/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian government has halted the Maiden Pharmaceuticals plant that produced the cough and cold syrups that WHO says were tainted with toxic chemicals – possibly linked to the recent deaths of some 66 children in The Gambia. A senior WHO official confirmed that Indian government health authorities had shut down the plant after WHO […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
The Niger Delta’s Harsh Lessons: Fossil Fuels’ Harm to People and the Planet 13/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT – Ken Henshaw’s story of his Niger Delta community’s experience with fossil fuel extraction reads like the fallout from a war zone without the ready presence of international media to document the devastation. Henshaw lives at ground zero of one of Africa’s earliest and longest-running experiences with oil extraction, a six […] Continue reading -> Loss and Damage Added to Climate Agenda; WHO Calls for Fossil Fuels ‘Non-Proliferation Treaty’ 06/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher ¨Loss and damage´ from climate change gains a formal place on the COP27 agenda, as conference gets underway, while the World Health Organization issues urgent appeal to world leaders to negotiate a treaty to phase out fossil fuels altogether. Sharm el Sheikh – In a historic first, the issue of ¨loss and damage¨ finance for […] Continue reading -> Global Spike of Cholera Cases Amidst Vaccine Shortage Prompts WHO to Recommend Single Dose Instead of Two 20/10/2022 Paul Adepoju With more cholera outbreaks overstretching the world’s limited vaccine supply, WHO recommends temporarily suspending the standard two-dose regimen to vaccinate more people. Meanwhile, Africa aims to re-energize its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, despite steady decline in public turnout for vaccination. A shortage in the global supply of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization to […] Continue reading -> Indian Government Halts Production at Pharma Firm that WHO Says Produced Tainted Cough Medicines 13/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian government has halted the Maiden Pharmaceuticals plant that produced the cough and cold syrups that WHO says were tainted with toxic chemicals – possibly linked to the recent deaths of some 66 children in The Gambia. A senior WHO official confirmed that Indian government health authorities had shut down the plant after WHO […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Loss and Damage Added to Climate Agenda; WHO Calls for Fossil Fuels ‘Non-Proliferation Treaty’ 06/11/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher ¨Loss and damage´ from climate change gains a formal place on the COP27 agenda, as conference gets underway, while the World Health Organization issues urgent appeal to world leaders to negotiate a treaty to phase out fossil fuels altogether. Sharm el Sheikh – In a historic first, the issue of ¨loss and damage¨ finance for […] Continue reading -> Global Spike of Cholera Cases Amidst Vaccine Shortage Prompts WHO to Recommend Single Dose Instead of Two 20/10/2022 Paul Adepoju With more cholera outbreaks overstretching the world’s limited vaccine supply, WHO recommends temporarily suspending the standard two-dose regimen to vaccinate more people. Meanwhile, Africa aims to re-energize its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, despite steady decline in public turnout for vaccination. A shortage in the global supply of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization to […] Continue reading -> Indian Government Halts Production at Pharma Firm that WHO Says Produced Tainted Cough Medicines 13/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian government has halted the Maiden Pharmaceuticals plant that produced the cough and cold syrups that WHO says were tainted with toxic chemicals – possibly linked to the recent deaths of some 66 children in The Gambia. A senior WHO official confirmed that Indian government health authorities had shut down the plant after WHO […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Global Spike of Cholera Cases Amidst Vaccine Shortage Prompts WHO to Recommend Single Dose Instead of Two 20/10/2022 Paul Adepoju With more cholera outbreaks overstretching the world’s limited vaccine supply, WHO recommends temporarily suspending the standard two-dose regimen to vaccinate more people. Meanwhile, Africa aims to re-energize its COVID-19 vaccine rollout, despite steady decline in public turnout for vaccination. A shortage in the global supply of cholera vaccines has forced the World Health Organization to […] Continue reading -> Indian Government Halts Production at Pharma Firm that WHO Says Produced Tainted Cough Medicines 13/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian government has halted the Maiden Pharmaceuticals plant that produced the cough and cold syrups that WHO says were tainted with toxic chemicals – possibly linked to the recent deaths of some 66 children in The Gambia. A senior WHO official confirmed that Indian government health authorities had shut down the plant after WHO […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Indian Government Halts Production at Pharma Firm that WHO Says Produced Tainted Cough Medicines 13/10/2022 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The Indian government has halted the Maiden Pharmaceuticals plant that produced the cough and cold syrups that WHO says were tainted with toxic chemicals – possibly linked to the recent deaths of some 66 children in The Gambia. A senior WHO official confirmed that Indian government health authorities had shut down the plant after WHO […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts