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FSM Congress elects Senator Simina and Senator Palik to head up the FSM Executive Branch By Bill Jaynes The Kaselehlie Press May 11, 2023 FSM—A standingroom-only crowd at the FSM Congress chambers witnessed the seating in and swearing of the 23rd Congress and the subsequent election of the FSM’s new leadership to succeed outgoing President be the new Congress Speaker. David W. Panuelo and other leadership In yet another break with the gentleman’s positions. agreement that has long been rumored to Congress elected Senator Robson exist in Congress that would rotate the Romolow of Chuuk as the Vice Speaker highest offices of the FSM Government of the 23rd Congress. It elected freshman among the states, Congress again chose Senator Quincy Lawrence of Pohnpei as former Vice President Aren B. Palik of the Floor Leader. Senator Esmond B. Kosrae to return to his position as FSM Moses, also of Pohnpei, was elected to Vice President. Kosrae has never had
a full-term presidency in the history of done numerous times. A Kosraean did the FSM. Kosrae’s representatives have once serve as President of the FSM, but only ever been selected to have taken the office of Vice President, which they have Click here for continuation
After WHO warning, FSM Health pulls potentially deadly cough medicine from FSM shelves Four FSM citizens have currently reported adverse health effects—recall operation still in process By Bill Jaynes The Kaselehlie Press May 10, 2023 FSM—On May 3, 2023, the Pohnpei State Department Health Services issued an SMS medical alert by cell phone. It said medicine “TRILLIUM Guaifenesin Syrup, TG Syrup, 100 mg/5ml” dispensed by the Pohnpei State Hospital Pharmacy and Dispensaries between August 2022 and April 2023 was found to be contaminated. It warned people who had received the medicine to “disregard” it as soon as possible. An hour and a half later FSM Department of Health and Social Affairs issued a similar SMS message but with
the more clearly worded warning that the medicine with batch number SL-429 should be “discarded” immediately, and with good reason. According to Reuters, “the new (World Health Organization alert issued on April 26) follows three similar warnings issued last year by the WHO about contaminated cough syrups for children. These syrups, made by different manufacturers in India and Indonesia, have been linked to the deaths of more than 300 children – mainly aged under 5 – from acute kidney injury in Gambia, Indonesia, and Uzbekistan.” For some unexplained reason, it took
several days for the FSM to decide to publicly issue an alert about the medicine. “The substandard product referenced in this alert is unsafe, and its use, especially in children, may result in serious injury or death,” the WHO alert said. “Toxic effects can include abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, inability to pass urine, headache, altered mental state and acute kidney injury which may lead to death.” 7500 bottles of the medicine, manufactured by India’s QP Pharmachem based in Punjab and marketed by Haryana, India-based Trillium Pharma, were received in the
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