The Tragedy Of Thalidomide, A Drug Manufacturer Germany Apologized

CEO Grunenthal, Harald Stock, Friday apologized, stating "we have been tight-lipped. For that, we apologize. " Head of pharmaceuticals that speak in Stolberg, Germany, at the inauguration of the Memorial bronze statue, which symbolizes the tragedy of a child born without limbs caused by thalidomide.

According to the Stock, it is drunk a lot of pregnant women "without ever imagined it could be very damaging to remedy the fetus in the uterus." He added, "we ask that you consider our silence as a sign of how far our top your destiny." Stock says Grunenthal begin to develop projects with the victim's remedy to improve their living conditions. Some victims groups rejected the project because it was too late.

The World Health Organization (WHO) said more than 10 thousand cases of birth defects reported in over 46 countries, as a result of taking thalidomide. According to WHO, the children born without or with legs, arms, and hands. Also occurring defects in the spine, cleft lip, and without or with abnormalities on ear. Other defects include cardiac disorders, kidneys, genitals and digestive system

 abnormalities.