New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) in a press statement today said that it is closely monitoring the health situation in India following sporadic cases of illness and deaths among children in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Yesterday, the agency received confirmation from the Indian Drug Regulatory Authority - Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation of India (CDSCO) that Diethylene Glycol (DEG) had been detected in at least three oral syrup medicines.
These medicines were among those consumed by children in the reported cluster of cases. However, none of the contaminated cough syrups that led to deaths of children were exported from India to other countries, CDSCO informed WHO.
The response came after the WHO soug...