{
  "id": 12875837,
  "title": "West Africa: The Burden of Heart Diseases in Nigeria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/west-africa-the-burden-of-heart-diseases-in-nigeria",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-08T12:56:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AllAfrica Health",
    "slug": "allafrica-health",
    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202610080437.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "[Leadership] The growing burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in Nigeria is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore, with hypertension, diabetes, unhealthy lifestyles and inadequate access to sustained medical care contributing to preventable deaths across the country.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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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."
}