{
  "id": 676278,
  "title": "Private medical practitioners call for waiver of import duties, taxes on cancer treatment equipment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/private-medical-practitioners-call-for-waiver-of-import-duties-taxes",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-12T14:54:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/private-medical-practitioners-call-for-waiver-of-import-duties-taxes-on-cancer-treatment-equipment/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Society of Private Medical and Dental Practitioners has urged the government to waive import duties and taxes on advanced, high-tech cancer treatment equipment. The National President of the society, Dr Andre Kwasi Kumah, said this would help enhance the country’s capacity for managing cancer and enable the private sector to meet its expectations. He […]",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}