Publication: Global Civil Registration and Vital Statistics : A Scaling Up Investment Plan 2015-2024
Date
2014-05-28
ISSN
Published
2014-05-28
Author(s)
World Bank
World Health Organization
Abstract
The UN Economic Commission for Africa
(UNECA), WHO, and the World Bank co-hosted a global
consultative meeting on Civil Registration And Vital
Statistics (CRVS) in Addis Ababa on April 28-29, 2014 to
discuss and obtain input on a draft investment plan. Civil
registration is the act of recording and documenting of
vital events in a person s life (including birth, marriage,
divorce, adoption, and death) and is a fundamental function
of governments. The goal of the Civil Registration and Vital
Statistics (CRVS) plan is to register births, deaths and
other vital events, including reporting cause of death, and
access to legal proof of registration for all individuals by
2030. This global plan has three key components concerning
the following: 1) national CRVS strengthening that removes
the barriers to birth registration, improving reporting of
deaths and determining cause of death, strengthening CRVS
institutions and ICT systems, strengthening national ID
mechanisms, and improving the response to deaths and vital
statistics; 2) international support for CRVS that will
focus on strengthening international standards for CRVS, and
preparing and sharing guidance based on country experience;
and 3) sharing knowledge and building the evidence base that
analyzes barriers and programs of implementation research,
together with rigorous impact evaluation, that will share
lessons on what works in different situations.
Citation
“World Bank; World Health Organization. 2014. Global Civil Registration and Vital Statistics : A Scaling Up Investment Plan 2015-2024. © World Bank Group, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18962 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”