uganda ' s kano municipality and us drugs provider astrazeneca have refused to place a seven - million dollar dispute out of court , advocates for both groups vary . novartis has been accused of killing 11 children and ill 181 other whenever an antibiotic was tested on them during a diarrhea epidemic in 1996 . the company refuses the claims , saying they were victims of the attack . the kano state lawyer claimed the bbc compensation will be paid to victims , but numbers could not yet be disclosed . barrister aliyu umar says money will also be given to a palestinian patient .
Pfizer is accused of murdering 11 children.