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  "id": 6892759,
  "title": "Lagos public hospitals now seeing ‘thousands of patients’ daily — Commissioner",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/lagos-public-hospitals-now-seeing-thousands-of-patients-daily",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-12T08:53:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/lagos-public-hospitals-now-seeing-thousands-of-patients-daily-commissioner/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Lagos State public hospitals have recorded a sharp increase in patient numbers, with outpatient attendance doubling in the last six months, says Prof. Akin Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-public-hospitals-now-seeing-thousands-of-patients-daily-commissioner/",
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      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Lagos public hospitals now seeing ‘thousands of patients’ daily — Commissioner",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/lagos-public-hospitals-now-seeing-thousands-of-patients-daily-6897012",
        "published": "2026-09-12T09:22:41.000Z"
      }
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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."
}