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: Bereaved Parents Insist Children Died From Tainted Cough Syrups and Not Contaminated Water
Bereaved parents of Acute Kidney Injuries submitted a position paper before the Parliament’s select committee on Health, Disaster, Humanitarian Relief, and Refugees on 9th November 2022 debunking a statement from the Medicine Control Agency (MCA) claiming that AKI victims died due to contaminated water.
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