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  "id": 7984053,
  "title": "Africa: WHO Warns of Rising NCD Deaths in Africa, Seeks Safer Care",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/africa-who-warns-of-rising-ncd-deaths-in-africa-seeks-safer-care",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-17T08:02:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AllAfrica Health",
    "slug": "allafrica-health",
    "url": "https://allafrica.com/stories/202609170114.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "[This Day] Abuja_ -- The World Health Organization, WHO, has raised alarm over the rising burden of non-communicable diseases, NCDs, in Africa, warning that millions of people living with chronic conditions face avoidable harm due to unsafe care.",
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        "title": "WHO Warns of Rising NCD Deaths in Africa, Seeks Safer Care",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/who-warns-of-rising-ncd-deaths-in-africa-seeks-safer-care",
        "published": "2026-09-17T03:33:45.000Z"
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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."
}