{
  "id": 174132,
  "title": "Africa spends over US$14bn annually on imported medicines; Ghana must boost local production – Health Minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/africa-spends-over-us-14bn-annually-on-imported-medicines-ghana-must",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-05T12:08:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/africa-spends-over-us14bn-annually-on-imported-medicines-ghana-must-boost-local-production-health-minister/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Africa spends more than US$14 billion each year importing pharmaceutical products, a level of dependence that is unsustainable and must be reversed through greater investment in local manufacturing, Minister for Health Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has said. Speaking at the 27th anniversary celebration of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana (PMAG) in Accra, Mr Akandoh said […]",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/esdm-minister-orders-bpma-to-boost-andaman-oil-and-gas-production",
        "published": "2026-08-05T12:04:22.000Z"
      }
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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."
}