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Oct 2022
26m 31s

Global alert over cough syrups

Bbc World Service
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The World Health Organisation issues a global alert warning that four cough syrups manufactured in India could be linked to the deaths of dozens of children in The Gambia. We hear from the director of Health Services.

Also, why does the insurgency in Northern Mozambique continue five years on?

Plus, the prestigious Makrere University is 100 years old.

More on those and other stories in this podcast with Paul Bakibinga.

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