The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare's recent advisory against administering cough syrups to children under two is a milestone in India's changing healthcare history.
It marks a shift towards a new era of awareness, accountability, and informed choices in pediatric care.
The terrain of paediatric care has to change with the times, to a new age of awareness, accountability, and considered choices.
For years, cough syrups were a common solution for relieving children's coughs and colds in Indian homes.
Author's summary: New advisory changes pediatric care in India.