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  "id": 9538917,
  "title": "US releases additional $267m to combat Ebola outbreak",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/us-releases-additional-267m-to-combat-ebola-outbreak-9538917",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-24T10:54:41.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/us-releases-additional-267m-to-combat-ebola-outbreak/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The United States has allocated an additional $267 million to combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), bringing the total aid provided by the US government to $887 million. This funding announcement was made during the UN General Assembly and aims to encourage other nations to contribute more resources to the crisis, which has now spread to new areas within the DRC. Since mid-May, the outbreak has resulted in over 3,600 deaths and 7,500 infections, making it the most severe Ebola epidemic the country has ever experienced.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "US releases additional US$267mil to combat Ebola outbreak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/us-releases-additional-us-267mil-to-combat-ebola-outbreak",
        "published": "2026-09-23T23:26:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Nairametrics",
        "title": "US commits additional $267 million to Ebola fight as DRC deaths exceed 3,700",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/us-commits-additional-267-million-to-ebola-fight-as-drc-deaths-exceed",
        "published": "2026-09-24T06:37:28.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "US releases additional $267m to combat Ebola outbreak",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/us-releases-additional-267m-to-combat-ebola-outbreak",
        "published": "2026-09-24T10:44:41.000Z"
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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."
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