Indonesia: 99 children died of acute kidney failure this year

The spokesman added, in a statement to reporters, that officials had identified 206 cases of this disease as of October 18, with 99 deaths recorded.

This came after health officials said in Gambia About 70 children died of acute renal failure after drinking a drink of paracetamol It is sold locally and used to treat fever.

High levels of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol were found in four cough syrup products made by Medine Pharmaceuticals. New DelhiIt was sold in The Gambia.

. Officials said Indonesian Food and Drug Agency The products are not available locally, but they have since banned the ingredients in all children’s drinking medicines.

Health authorities said last week that an expert team had been set up to investigate the rise in cases acute renal failure Among the children consists of representatives of the Ministry of Health and the Indonesian Pediatric Society andWorld Health Organization.

She said Indonesian Ministry of Health She is speaking with experts from the World Health Organization who are investigating cases detected in The Gambia.

In a letter dated October 18, seen by Archyde.com, the Ministry of Health asked hospitals to collect all medicines families gave their children for toxicology tests.

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The spokesman added, in a statement to reporters, that officials had identified 206 cases of this disease as of October 18, with 99 deaths recorded.

This came after health officials said in Gambia About 70 children died of acute renal failure after drinking a drink of paracetamol It is sold locally and used to treat fever.

High levels of diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol were found in four cough syrup products made by Medine Pharmaceuticals. New DelhiIt was sold in The Gambia.

. Officials said Indonesian Food and Drug Agency The products are not available locally, but they have since banned the ingredients in all children’s drinking medicines.

Health authorities said last week that an expert team had been set up to investigate the rise in cases acute renal failure Among the children consists of representatives of the Ministry of Health and the Indonesian Pediatric Society andWorld Health Organization.

She said Indonesian Ministry of Health She is speaking with experts from the World Health Organization who are investigating cases detected in The Gambia.

In a letter dated October 18, seen by Archyde.com, the Ministry of Health asked hospitals to collect all medicines families gave their children for toxicology tests.

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