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  "id": 12637269,
  "title": "SA moves to produce medicines locally, cut reliance on imports",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/sa-moves-to-produce-medicines-locally-cut-reliance-on-imports",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-07T13:09:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/south-africa/2026-10-07-sa-moves-to-produce-medicines-locally-cut-reliance-on-imports/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "South Africa is ramping up efforts to produce medicines locally and reduce its reliance on pharmaceutical imports, with the new FuturePharma facility expected to strengthen domestic manufacturing and preparedness for future health emergencies.",
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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."
}