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  "id": 16335250,
  "title": "Africa launches West Africa research programme to speed up outbreak response",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/africa-launches-west-africa-research-programme-to-speed-up-outbreak",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-24T13:37:18.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/africa-launches-west-africa-research-programme-to-speed-up-outbreak-response/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A new regional initiative is seeking to strengthen West Africa’s preparedness for public health emergencies by connecting research institutions and enabling faster, more coordinated responses to disease outbreaks. The Africa Research Preparedness Programme for West Africa is designed to address gaps in research coordination that experts say could delay critical interventions during outbreaks of…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "3News",
        "title": "Bawumia and leadership of Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana discuss plans to boost local production of medications",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/bawumia-and-leadership-of-pharmaceutical-society-of-ghana-discuss",
        "published": "2026-10-23T16:46:34.000Z"
      }
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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."
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