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Monitoring the Building Blocks of Health Systems: A Handbook of Indicators and their Measurement Strategies
[World Health Organization]This book is structured around the WHO framework that describes health systems in terms of six core components or “building blocks." -
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Integrating Health and Civil Registration Data
[Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems]In this interview with Edward Duffus of Plan International, he explains the value of integrating health system data with the civil registration process and explores tools for improving CRVS. -
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Handbook on Civil Vital Registration and Statistics Systems Management, Operation and Maintenance
[United Nations Statistics Division]This handbook provides guidance to countries to improve their civil registration and vital statistics systems.
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The Health System Assessment Approach: A How-To Manual
[United States Agency for International Development]The HSSA is a comprehensive tool to diagnose the performance of health systems and to capture system-wide information to better inform health sector planning. -
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World Health Statistics 2018: Monitoring Health for the SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals
[World Health Organization]The World Health Statistics series is the annual snapshot of the state of the world's health. This 2018 edition contains the latest available data for 36 health-related Sustainable Development Goal -
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Vital registration and under-reporting of maternal mortality in Jamaica
[International Journal of Gynaecological Obstetrics]This peer reviewed article seeks to identify why vital registration under-reports maternal deaths in Jamaica. -
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Underreporting of deaths in the maternal deaths surveillance system in one region of Morocco
[Public library of medicine]Peer reviewed articles that assesses the reliability of maternal deaths surveillance system (MDSS) in order to determine the factors that influence its completeness in one region of Morocco. -
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Vital registration and under-reporting of maternal mortality in Jamaica
[ International Journal of Gynaecological Obstetrics]This is a peer reviewed article that seeks to identify why vital registration under-reports maternal deaths in Jamaica. -
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Underreporting of deaths in the maternal deaths surveillance system in one region of Morocco
[Public library of medicine]Peer reviewed articles that assesses the reliability of maternal deaths surveillance system (MDSS) in order to determine the factors that influence its completeness in one region of Morocco.
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.