{
  "id": 12364296,
  "title": "Uganda: Lango Steps Up Sickle Cell Response",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/uganda-lango-steps-up-sickle-cell-response",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-06T10:59:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AllAfrica Health",
    "slug": "allafrica-health",
    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202610060246.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "[Independent (Kampala)] Lira -- Health stakeholders in Lango Sub-Region have called for stronger regional leadership, greater public awareness and improved access to treatment as Uganda steps up efforts to address the burden of sickle cell disease, it said on Oct.5 in a media statement.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}