Madhya Pradesh Health Crisis Deepens: Substandard Deworming Tablets Administered to School Children After Cough Syrup Deaths

Oct 10, 2025 11:38 pm CST

In the wake of 23 children's deaths from toxic cough syrup in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh faces another health crisis as laboratory tests reveal substandard Albendazole deworming tablets were administered to thousands of school children. This second incident raises serious questions about the state's health department protocols and pharmaceutical quality control measures.