ESPEN Annual Report 2023

The achievements highlighted in this report reflect the fruits of effective collaboration fostered through ESPEN among the World Health Organization (WHO), national neglected tropical disease (NTD) programmes, global donors and partners, and the communities and their partners.

Through our collective efforts, Benin and Mali were validated for elimination of trachoma as a public health problem in May 2023, while four countries received extensive technical support for preparation of elimination dossiers for onchocerciasis and trachoma. The year also saw the coordination of the delivery of over 500 million treatments and provision of various forms of programmatic capacity building for over 300 national programme officers and partners.