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Linking National ID and CRVS Systems: an Imperative for Inclusive Development
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper is one of twelve in a knowledge brief series on gender and CRVS that aims to uncover gender bias and barriers, share case studies and emerging findings, and recommend priority areas and -
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Empowering Women and Girls Through Civil Registration Systems
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper is one of twelve in a knowledge brief series on gender and CRVS that aims to uncover gender bias and barriers, share case studies and emerging findings, and recommend priority areas and -
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Making CRVS Systems Work for Women and Children: A Country Perspective
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper is one of twelve in a knowledge brief series on gender and CRVS that aims to uncover gender bias and barriers, share case studies and emerging findings, and recommend priority areas and -
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From Cradle to Grave: Documenting the Footprints of Vulnerable Women Through Life
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper is one of twelve in a knowledge brief series on gender and CRVS that aims to uncover gender bias and barriers, share case studies and emerging findings, and recommend priority areas and -
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Learnings from the Knowledge Brief Series on Gender and CRVS
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper is one of twelve in a knowledge brief series on gender and CRVS that aims to uncover gender bias and barriers, share case studies and emerging findings, and recommend priority areas and -
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Q&A: Why CRVS systems are critical for gender equality
[Devex]Gender equality cannot be achieved unless women are accurately represented in country data, said Irina Dincu, senior program specialist at the Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital -
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The case for data: How CRVS systems can help improve gender equity
[Devex]Investing in civil registration and vital statistics systems can yield big returns for governments, especially those with the most stretched budgets. Live, well-managed, and intelligently used -
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Obstacles to birth registration in Niger: estimates from a recent household survey
[Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition]Despite progress made towards increasing birth registration rates over the last dozen years, almost one in two children may still not get registered at birth in Niger according to a recent nationally -
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Status and associated factors of birth registration in selected districts of Tigray region, Ethiopia
[BMC International Health and Human Rights]As continuous, effective and comprehensive birth registration system is being established in Ethiopia, this paper examines the status of child’s birth registration and its associated factors in -
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eLearning course for improving civil registration and vital statistics systems
[Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition]An evalution of the eLearning course for CRVS that was launched in May 2017 discussing how the course has been developed, disseminated, and evaluated thus far. It also presents the challenges faced -
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Legal Identity of All Women and Children in ASEAN: A Regional Synthesis
[Association of SouthEast Asian Nations]Undocumented women and children are often vulnerable to being behind. ASEAN Member States (AMS) are making significant progress in promoting the inclusion of vulnerable groups for the attainment and -
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Synthesis Brief: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Africa: How civil registration and vital statistics systems supported an emergency response
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]A synthesis brief on how CRVS systems supported an emergency response to COVID-19 in Africa. This synthesis brief is one of a series of briefs summarizing the key findings of nine technical papers -
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Technical brief: Maintaining civil registration resilience amid the COVID-19 crisis: Tanzania’s one-step birth and death registration processes
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]A country brief that looks at how reforms to Tanzania’s CRVS system have minimized the impact of COVID–19 lockdown measures on service delivery. This country brief for Tanzania is part of the -
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Technical Brief: Maintaining civil registration resilience amid the COVID-19 crisis: Mozambique’s vital events notification system
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]A country brief exploring Mozambique’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact on its CRVS system, including the government’s reduction of civil registration services. This country brief for -
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Technical Brief: Building resilient civil registration and vital statistics systems amid COVID-19: Namibia as a good practice
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]A technical brief that looks at the resilience of Namibia’s National Population Registration System during its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This country brief for Namibia is part of the -
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Technical Brief: Maintaining civil registration amid the COVID-19 crisis: Uganda’s mobile notification system
[Centre d'Excellence sur les systèmes ESEC]A country brief that looks at Uganda’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which included closing civil registration offices and enabling staff to register vital events electronically while working -
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Building Resilient CRVS Systems: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Emergencies
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper examines the role of CRVS systems before, during, and after an emergency. It uses examples from the current COVID-19 crisis and previous emergencies, combined with lessons learned from CRVS -
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Where There Is No CRVS: Counting and Registering Deaths in Conflict, Emergencies, and Fragile Settings
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper examines the crucial role of CRVS systems during crises associated with conflict, migration, disasters, and health emergencies. It focuses in particular on counting and registering deaths -
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Strategies for Dealing with the Challenges of COVID-19 to Ecuador’s Civil Registration System
[Centre d'Excellence sur les systèmes ESEC]This paper presents the emerging response of Ecuador’s CRVS system to the pandemic. It highlights the main strategies that were put in place to guarantee that operations would function so people could -
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The Role of CRVS in Estimating COVID-19-related Excess Deaths in South Korea
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]To inform the response to the pandemic, this paper analyses COVID-19 excess deaths in South Korea. It suggests that calculating excess deaths can be useful for estimating the mortality level by -
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Documenting Life and Death: Women’s Experiences During Conflict in Syria and Iraq
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper focuses on the experiences of women in two countries ravaged by protracted conflict in recent times: Iraq and Syria. It examines the pressures they face as they try to register life events -
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Mitigating the Impact of Natural Disasters on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems: The Case of Vanuatu
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper draws on Vanuatu’s experiences with natural disasters to discuss the importance of CRVS systems and the challenges faced when these systems are implemented during disasters and emergencies -
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The COVID-19 Pandemic: Effects on Civil Registration of Births and Deaths and on Availability and Utility of Vital Events Data
[American Journal of Public Health]The complex and evolving picture of COVID-19–related mortality highlights the need for data to guide the response. Yet many countries are struggling to maintain their data systems, including the civil -
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CRVS Systems in the Face of the COVID-19 Pandemic A literature review
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This literature review describes the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on civil registration systems around the world. The paper identifies challenges and opportunities for CRVS systems as well as the
Our Resource Library provides access to curated resources related to CRVS systems, including research, tools, publications, CRVS eLearning course, our Expert Talks video series, and a glossary of terms and definitions.
A CRVS system is one that connects relevant data from the civil registry and the health information system for the purpose of producing vital statistics. In order to function well, CRVS systems depend on common elements. These are featured under a unique section of our library. Examples include resources that focus on training, assessments and evaluations, identity management, data security and privacy, information and communications technology, and more.