BRAZILIO Gibran Harum has not fully recovered. The three-year-old, a victim of acute kidney failure caused by consuming contaminated cough syrup, still cannot hear. “Because of this, he hasn’t been able to speak,” said Filo Menandaun, Brazilio’s mother, when contacted by Tempo on Sunday, August 11.

Two years ago, Brazilio was hospitalized for four months at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital (RSCM) in Central Jakarta. Along