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  "id": 220912,
  "title": "How counties are battling a health worker crisis despite higher funding",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/how-counties-are-battling-a-health-worker-crisis-despite-higher",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-06T11:37:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Standard Kenya",
    "slug": "the-standard-kenya",
    "url": "https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2001554697/how-counties-are-battling-a-health-worker-crisis-despite-higher-funding"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "County governments increased health funding and expanded medical infrastructure but warned that the loss of more than 41,000 health workers is straining healthcare services nationwide.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}