Strengthening civil registration and vital statistics in the Asia Pasific Region: learning from country experiences  

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AbouZahr, Carla ; Azimi, Said Yaqoob ; Bersales, Lisa Grace S ; Chandramouli, Chandrasekaran

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Asia-Pacific Population Journal vol. 29 no. 01 (Nov. 2014), page 39-74.
Topik: civil registration and vital stastistics (CRVS); Afghanistan; India; Kazakhstan; Pakistan; Philippines; statistical authorities; causes of death

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In the present paper, the civil registration and vital stastistics (CRVS) system experiences of five countries in the rgeion - Afghanistan, India, Kazakhstan, Pakistan and the Philippines - are highlighted. In the case studies, a brief account is provided of the progress, challenges and lessons learned on key aspectsof importance for CVRS systems in each country, and a glimpse is offered of the diversity of CVRS systems across the region. Some of the key strategies implemented by countries to addres challenges in CVRS systems include legal and policy changes; improved collabiration across multiple sectorss, in particular between the registration and statistical authorities; the growing involvement of the health sector in the notification of vital events and in improving the ascertainment of causes of death; public information campaigns; and capacity development for the analysis, dissemination and use of vital statistics for policy and planning purposes.

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