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It targets onchocerciasis, which can cause river blindness, lymphatic filariasis and soil-transmitted intestinal worms. The ministry set targets of all 15 counties for onchocerciasis, four named counties for lymphatic filariasis, and nine counties for intestinal worms.","The ministry says people aged five and older are eligible for designated treatments. Assistant Minister for Preventive Health Services Cuallau Jabbeh-Howe urged residents in target communities to cooperate with health workers and take part in the exercise. The WHO Liberia representative said the organization would continue supplying medicines free of charge for onchocerciasis and lymphatic filariasis. The announcement gives no budget, recipient total or treatment outcome; its county figures describe planned reach, not completed coverage."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"LR","data":{"blocks":[{"columns":[{"key":"disease","label":{"ar":"المرض المستهدف","de":"Zielkrankheit","en":"Targeted disease","es":"Enfermedad objetivo","fr":"Maladie ciblée","pt":"Doença visada","tr":"Hedeflenen hastalık"},"language":"en","type":"text"},{"key":"target_counties","label":{"ar":"عدد المقاطعات المستهدفة","de":"Anzahl der Ziel-Countys","en":"Counties targeted","es":"Condados objetivo","fr":"Nombre de comtés ciblés","pt":"Número de condados visados","tr":"Hedeflenen ilçe sayısı"},"type":"number","unit":"count"},{"key":"named_counties","label":{"ar":"المقاطعات التي سمّاها المصدر","de":"Von der Quelle genannte Countys","en":"Counties named by the source","es":"Condados nombrados por la fuente","fr":"Comtés nommés par la source","pt":"Condados mencionados pela fonte","tr":"Kaynakta adı geçen ilçeler"},"language":"en","type":"text"}],"description":{"ar":"هذه نطاقات مستهدفة ذكرتها وزارة الصحة، وليست نتائج محققة.","de":"Dies sind vom Ministerium genannte Zielumfänge, keine erreichten Ergebnisse.","en":"These are target scopes stated by the health ministry, not achieved results.","es":"Son alcances objetivo comunicados por el ministerio, no resultados alcanzados.","fr":"Il s’agit des périmètres cibles annoncés par le ministère, et non de résultats obtenus.","pt":"São âmbitos-alvo indicados pelo ministério, não resultados alcançados.","tr":"Bunlar Sağlık Bakanlığının açıkladığı hedef kapsamlarıdır; ulaşılan sonuçları göstermez."},"id":"campaign-targets","methodology":{"ar":"نُقلت أعداد المقاطعات من الأهداف الجغرافية للحملة التي أعلنتها الوزارة. ولم يُستنتج تنفيذ التوزيع أو مستوى التغطية.","de":"Die County-Zahlen sind den geografischen Kampagnenzielen des Ministeriums entnommen. 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