The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has begun an investigation into the death of a National Youth Service Corps member at the orientation camp in Agwu, Enugu State. The agency dismissed claims that the deceased died from the effects of substandard or falsified medicines. It said preliminary findings suggested the cause of death was acute kidney injury secondary to severe dehydration and shock, and that samples of medicines administered to the deceased had been collected for laboratory analysis. NAFDAC said its officers visited the camp clinic, interviewed doctors and other healthcare personnel, and took samples of the medicines used in treating the deceased.
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