The World Health Organization (WHO) includes 21 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in its 2030 road map to prevent, control, eliminate or eradicate disease. As part of this road map, more than 40 countries will be in their post–verification or validation phase for at least one disease in the next three years, including 4 for onchocerciasis, 17 for lymphatic filariasis, and 33 for trachoma.

Given that disease–specific funding is likely to decrease after a country attains elimination, this presents a critical window to identify and invest in post – validation or verification surveillance (PVS) systems.

One approach to improving the sustainability of PVS is to integrate surveillance with other existing surveillance platforms, or to develop new integrated platforms that share resources. Under WHO leadership and with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, PATH is supporting the design of an integrated PVS planning toolkit to assist national NTD programs in assessing options for sustainable and integrated approaches to NTD surveillance after elimination has been verified or validated.

To guide the toolkit development, PATH conducted landscaping activities to review existing NTD surveillance platforms and strategies, with an initial focus on lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, and trachoma. This landscaping report details the findings of those activities, including a literature review, semi–structured stakeholder interviews, and a toolkit review.

The list of tools and toolkits reviewed and relevant findings from the review are captured in annex 1, including the disease focus, geographic focus, recommended tools or approaches, format, audience, approach, potential relevance to the integrated NTD PVS planning toolkit, and limitations.