AKI Legal Suit Set for Trial in November 2024
The Acute Kidney Injury legal suit which has seen some 27 bereaved parents claim up to D405 million in damages after their children were killed from contaminated cough syrups, has been adjourned for pre-trial in October 2024.
AKI: Conflicted MCA Officer Acted as Supervising Pharmacist for Atlantic Pharmacy
After months of sitting on the Acute Kidney Injury Investigation Report, the Ministry of Health finally published the report which culminated in the firing of the Medicines Control Agency Executive Director and the Deputy Executive Director last Friday 21st July 2023. However, they are not the only MCA Staff exposed in the report for serious conflict of interest.
AKI: MoJ Yet to Commence Legal Action Against Indian Companies
The Gambia’s Justice Minister informed Parliament that the Government is currently pursuing diplomatic channels with the Indian Government to pursue legal action against the Indian Company responsible for manufacturing tainted medicines which took the lives of more than 73 children in The Gambia from mid-2022 to early 2023.
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