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That corresponds to 70.5% global coverage and the largest annual number treated since the programme began. The disease, also called river blindness, is transmitted by blackflies.","The report says ivermectin mass drug administration had stopped in 310 implementation units previously affected by active transmission. Among 1,665 units requiring treatment in 2025, 1,350 delivered it; 92.6% of those units achieved effective coverage. Country coverage varied, and three countries did not implement mass drug administration in 2025. 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Oktober 2026. Personenzahlen wurden von Millionen in absolute Zahlen umgerechnet; die prozentuale Abdeckung bleibt im Text.","en":"Values taken from the WHO Weekly Epidemiological Record report published 9 October 2026. People counts are converted from millions to absolute counts; percentage coverage remains in the narrative.","es":"Valores del informe de la OMS publicado el 9 de octubre de 2026. Los recuentos se convierten de millones a cifras absolutas; el porcentaje de cobertura se mantiene en el texto.","fr":"Valeurs tirées du rapport de l’OMS publié le 9 octobre 2026. Les effectifs sont convertis des millions en nombres absolus; le taux de couverture reste dans le texte.","pt":"Valores do relatório da OMS publicado em 9 de outubro de 2026. As contagens foram convertidas de milhões para números absolutos; a percentagem de cobertura permanece no texto.","tr":"Değerler, WHO Haftalık Epidemiyolojik Kayıt’ta 9 Ekim 2026’da yayımlanan rapordan alınmıştır. Kişi sayıları milyonlardan mutlak sayıya çevrilmiştir; kapsama yüzdesi metinde bırakılmıştır."},"rowTranslations":[{"measure":{"ar":"عدد الأشخاص المحتاجين إلى العلاج الكيميائي الوقائي في 2025","de":"Menschen mit Bedarf an vorbeugender Chemotherapie 2025","en":"People requiring preventive chemotherapy in 2025","es":"Personas que necesitaban quimioterapia preventiva en 2025","fr":"Personnes ayant besoin d’une chimiothérapie préventive en 2025","pt":"Pessoas que precisavam de quimioterapia preventiva em 2025","tr":"2025’te önleyici kemoterapi gereken kişi sayısı"},"study_scope":{"ar":"تقدير عالمي في تقرير المنظمة؛ حُوّل الرقم من 255.7 مليوناً.","de":"Globale Schätzung im WHO-Bericht; Umrechnung von 255,7 Millionen.","en":"Global estimate in WHO report; count converted from 255.7 million.","es":"Estimación mundial del informe de la OMS; conversión de 255,7 millones.","fr":"Estimation mondiale du rapport de l’OMS; conversion de 255,7 millions.","pt":"Estimativa global do relatório da OMS; conversão de 255,7 milhões.","tr":"WHO raporundaki küresel tahmin; 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