WHO Warns Against Contaminated Indian Cough Syrups After Child Deaths

Saddam Mansuri, a father of two, holds up bottles of Coldrif and Relife cough syrup in Parasia, Madhya Pradesh, India, on October 10, 2025. (PC: Reuters)

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a global health advisory warning against the use and distribution of three Indian-manufactured cough syrups Coldrif, Respifresh TR, and ReLife after they were linked to the deaths of multiple children across India over the past month. According to the WHO, laboratory analysis revealed that these syrups contained dangerously […]