1. At least 16 children have died in central India since last month due to a toxic substance found in a cough syrup branded Coldrif Syrup.
2. The cough medicine is manufactured by Indian pharmaceutical company Sresan Pharma, and tests have shown high levels of the toxin diethylene glycol.
3. Investigations are ongoing, with officials from Sresan Pharma and the prescribing doctor being questioned. This incident comes after a call to action from the World Health Organization in January 2023 about dangerous medical products, which had caused at least 300 deaths across three countries due to cough syrup containing toxic substances.