Govt forms expert committee to probe WHO report on deaths of children in Gambia

The Centre has formed a four-member expert committee to investigate the report sent by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the deaths of 66 children in Gambia by consumption of cough syrups from Sonipat-based company Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited. The Expert committee will be chaired by Vice Chairperson of Standing National Committee on Medicines Dr YK Gupta. Members of the Committee are Dr Pragya Yadav of ICMR - National Institute of Virology Pune, Dr Arti



Bahl of Division of epidemiology, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) New Delhi and A K Pradhan, Joint Drugs Controller of Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation CDSCO.

Official sources said, the Government is alert and has formed a committee to investigate the report sent by the WHO. It said, production of cough syrups by Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited has been suspended and lab report is awaited.