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  "id": 28230,
  "title": "Scaling up PEN‑Plus: expanding life-saving care for severe noncommunicable diseases in Africa",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/21/scaling-up-pen-plus-expanding-life-saving-care-for-severe",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-07-21T13:05:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "WHO Africa",
    "slug": "who-africa",
    "url": "https://www.afro.who.int/publications/scaling-pen-plus-expanding-life-saving-care-severe-noncommunicable-diseases-africa"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Scaling up PEN‑Plus: expanding life-saving care for severe noncommunicable diseases in Africa mtabi@who.int Tue, 21/07/2026 - 14:05 Severe noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) remain a significant yet often overlooked driver of preventable illness and death across the African Region. These conditions disproportionately affect children, Preface © WHO Dr Mohamed Yakub Janabi WHO Regional Director for…",
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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."
}