{
  "id": 14294477,
  "title": "Lagos LCDA chair unveils free surgery programme for children",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/lagos-lcda-chair-unveils-free-surgery-programme-for-children",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-13T21:24:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/lagos-lcda-chair-unveils-free-surgery-programme-for-children/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Lagos Local Council Development Area (LCDA) chair, David Odunmbaku, has unveiled a free surgical programme for children aged 18 and below in the Ojodu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State. The week-long initiative, launched at Ifako-Ijaiye General Hospital, is a partnership between the hospital, Life Care Development Foundation, City of God Cathedral, Christ Ambassadors Soul Winners, Soteria Hospital/Clam and Children Heritage Outreach, United Kingdom, and others. The programme, themed 'Bringing Hope and Healing to our Children,' aims to reduce the financial burden of specialised medical treatment on families by covering conditions such as breast lumps, hernias, undescended testicles, and soft tissue pathologies. Odunmbaku emphasized that the initiative is part of his administration's HEYS Agenda, which prioritises health, and that it is an investment in the future of children and the community.",
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  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Lagos LCDA chair unveils free surgery programme for children",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/lagos-lcda-chair-unveils-free-surgery-programme-for-children-14296955",
        "published": "2026-10-13T21:38:06.000Z"
      }
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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."
}