"President Barrow should sack the health minister, but instead of sacking him, he was praising the minister," said Keita, the grieving father."It's time for the government to step up and stop these products," Mariama Kuyateh, a 30-year-old mother who lost her son Musa in September, told AFP.'Failed miserably'Domestic critics accuse Barrow of having failed to protect the public and standing by watchdogs who should have been sacked.Weak healthcareBehind the political row is the reality of a country deep in poverty lacking many of the safeguards that elsewhere are taken for granted.The Gambia is the smallest country in continental Africa, and nearly half of its population lives below the poverty line, according to the World Bank."