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The Indonesian government has announced a ban on all syrup and liquid medicine prescription and over-the-counter sales following the deaths of nearly 100 children from acute kidney injury this year. The ban announced on Wednesday comes as the Southeast Asian country’s health authorities probe an unexplained rise since January in the number of children’s deaths from acute kidney injury (AKI). “Until today, we have received 206 reported cases from 20 provinces with 99 deaths,” the health ministry’s spokesperson Muhammad Syahril Mansyur told a press briefing. “As a precaution, the ministry has asked all health workers in health facilities not to…

here were partial collapses inside the mine, he said, adding that there were no ongoing fires, and that ventilation was working properly. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to visit the site on Saturday. Amasra’s mayor Recai Cakir said many of those who survived had suffered “serious injuries”. One worker who managed to escape on his own said: “There was dust and smoke and we don’t know exactly what happened.” The mine belongs to the state-owned Turkish Hard Coal Enterprises. Turkey witnessed its deadliest coal mining disaster in 2014, when 301 people died after a blast in the western…

At least 11 people died in central Mali when a bus hit an explosive device on the road between Bandiagara and Goundaka. Many others were seriously injured. A jihadist insurgency in the West African country has claimed thousands of lives and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes. A report by the UN mission in Mali (Minusma) found that mines and improvised explosive devices had caused more than 70 deaths by the end of August this year. It said most of the victims were soldiers – but a quarter are civilians. Source link

Two people lost their lives after a church structure collapsed during a storm at Gomoa Akoti on Sunday. The two deceased were a two-year-old and a 14-year-old. Five others are also receiving treatment at the Trauma and Specialist Hospital in Winneba after the incident. The Head Pastor of the New Heaven of Grace Chapel, where the collapse occurred, said they noticed the church building shaking because of strong winds during the storm. The church leader indicated that the strong wind prevented them from going out of the church as they were afraid for their lives. He explained that a gust…

At least 76 people have been reported dead after a boat accident in Nigeria’s south-eastern state of Anambra. The boat, which was carrying at least 80 people, capsized on Friday in the Ogbaru area in Anambra state. Most of the victims were women and children, trying to reach safety after their community had been inundated by floodwater. Benard Achonu told the BBC he was devastated: “My life has fallen apart,” he said. The 60-year-old lost his wife and all three of his children, aged between two and six. They were among those fleeing floodwaters in the area, he said. Another…

Six people have been confirmed dead in a fatal accident which occurred at Aprede mountain in the Okere District of Eastern Region today, Friday, October 7, 2022. The incident which occurred around 1:30pm involved a Sprinter Benz bus with registration number GY 1570-13 which was conveying some passengers from Koforidua to Aflao to attend a funeral. According to another driver, Mr. Tetteh, who was coming from the opposite direction and witnessed the accident, he signaled the Sprinter Benz bus driver who was over-speeding while descending the mountain to reduce his speed due to the nature of the road but he…

The Food and Drugs Authority has said the Indian-produced cough syrups linked to over 60 deaths in The Gambia are not on the Ghanaian market. The authority, however, said Ghanaians should report to it if the medication is sighted in Ghana. The products are Promethazine Oral Solution, Kofexmalin Baby Cough Syrup, Makoff Baby Cough Syrup and Magrip N Cold Syrup manufactured by Maiden Pharmaceuticals Limited (Haryana, India). The World Health Organization linked this medication to the deaths of 66 children in The Gambia and said it found “unacceptable” levels of toxins in the syrups made by Maiden Pharmaceuticals. The WHO…

At least 31 people have been killed after a former police officer opened fire at a pre-school child daycare centre in Thailand, police say. The gunman is still at large after the attack in Nong Bua Lamphu, in the north-east of the country. Police say children and adults are among the casualties. The attacker shot and stabbed children and adults and is now on the run, police said. A motive for the attack is unclear. Reports in Thailand say the officer had recently been dismissed. Police say he was last seen driving a white-four-door Toyota pick-up truck with Bangkok registration…

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) says six of its personnel are receiving treatment at the Dormaa Presbyterian Hospital in the Bono Region. According to GNFS, the officers were attending an accident on the Dormaa-Berekum road when their vehicle got involved in a crash on Tuesday, September 27. In a statement signed by the Director of Public Relations Officer of the Ghana National Fire Service, ACFO 1, Timothy Osafo-Affum on Tuesday, September 27, said the cause of the crash is unknown yet. However, investigations are underway into same. “The Pierce Fire Engine got involved in a road crash while responding…

Five persons have been burnt to death in two separate fire outbreaks recorded in the Ashanti and Volta regions, the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has confirmed. The two domestic fires involved a nine-bedroom self-contained house at Asuoyeboah North in Kumasi and a chamber and hall apartment at Dzodze Attiatsikope in the Volta Region. In the Kumasi incident, a mother and her two children lost their lives because they could not open the burglar proof door leading to their room. According to a report by JoyNews, only the husband could manage to escape with the support of some residents although…