{
  "id": 12391605,
  "title": "UN warns of rising fake drug trade in Central Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/un-warns-of-rising-fake-drug-trade-in-central-africa",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-06T14:08:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/un-warns-of-rising-fake-drug-trade-in-central-africa/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The UN has warned that trafficking in fake and substandard medicines poses a major public health threat in Central Africa, leading to avoidable deaths. Read More: https://punchng.com/un-warns-of-rising-fake-drug-trade-in-central-africa/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "UN warns of rising fake drug trade in Central Africa",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/un-warns-of-rising-fake-drug-trade-in-central-africa-12394087",
        "published": "2026-10-06T14:24:18.000Z"
      }
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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."
}