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Cough syrups use a liquid solvent, but in this case, it was replaced by a cheaper ingredient that looks similar but is toxic.
This substitute, diethylene glycol, is meant to be used to manufacture brake fluids and antifreeze.
When ingested, it causes acute kidney injury.
Saifuddin Ahmed is at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
A new report from the World Health Organization puts blames on criminals, some of whom package this cheaper toxic liquid in containers with the label of the safe solvent.
In the recent case in India, officials have arrested the owner of the drug manufacturer.
Each year, millions of women experience postpartum hemorrhage, and 45,000 of them die from it.
The new guidelines were issued by the World Health Organization, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, and the International Confederation of Midwives.
The guidelines represent a major shift in how the condition is diagnosed and treated, including significantly lowering the threshold of how much blood is lost before action is taken.
The goal is earlier detection and quicker response.
Each year, millions of women experience postpartum hemorrhage and 45,000 of them die from it.
The new guidelines were issued by the World Health Organization, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, and the International Confederation of Midwives.
The guidelines represent a major shift in how the condition is diagnosed and treated, including significantly lowering the threshold of how much blood is lost before action is taken.
The goal is earlier detection and quicker response.