ESPEN Collect

The Expanded Special Project for Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (ESPEN) is a five year project which was launched by the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for Africa (AFRO) in May 2016 to provide national NTD programmes with technical and fundraising support to help them accelerate the control and elimination of the five Neglected Tropical Diseases amenable to Preventive Chemotherapy (PC-NTDs) with the greatest burden on the continent, namely Onchocerciasis, Lymphatic Filariasis, Schistosomiasis, Soil Transmitted Helminthes and Trachoma, which collectively affect hundreds of millions of people.

ESPEN Collect is the mobile data collection component of ESPEN Survey Support Services. This ensures NTD programme managers are implementing standardized epidemiological surveys that have been developed by global experts using WHO guideline protocols. ESPEN Collect also provides data management tools that allow NTD programme managers to review survey data while the survey is being conducted and enables collected data to automatically flow into the WHO Epidemiological Reporting Form (EPIRF). ESPEN Collect enables access to reliable data for decision making and supports programme managers with mapping, coverage surveys, and impact assessments.