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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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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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Digital Identity Guidelines
[National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce]A comprehensive analysis of digital identity services.
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Handbook on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems: Computerization
[United Nations Statistics Division]This handbook provides suggestions for activities to tailor computerization of the civil registration system. While technologically outdated, some of the underlying principles for ICT remain valid.
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Handbook on European Data Protection Law - 2018 edition
[European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights]The handbook provides an overview of the EU’s and the Council of European (CoE) instruments' applicable legal frameworks. It also explains key case law, summarising major rulings of both the Court of -
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Online Glossary of Statistical Terms
[International Statistical Institute]An online glossary of statistical terms and concepts.
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Glossary of Key Information Security Terms
[National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce]This glossary provides a central resource of terms and definitions most commonly used in National Institute of Standard and Technology information security publications.
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OECD Glossary of Statistical Terms
[Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development]Comprehensible glossary of terms and terminology related to statistics. -
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General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
[European Union]The official website that explains the elements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that is meant to give people more control over their personal data, and level the field for how -
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International Classification of Diseases 11th Revision (ICD-11)
[World Health Organization]ICD-11 is the latest web based version of the global standard for diagnostic health information, and a key tool for, among other things, produce accurate vital statistics. The website includes the -
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Civil registration and vital statistics in health systems
[World Health Organization]The bulletin highlights the need for multi sector coordination and interoperability between civil registration and vital statistics. -
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Civil registration and vital statistics in health systems
[World Health Organization]The bulletin highlights the need for multi sector coordination and interoperability between civil registration and vital statistics. -
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Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Volume 29, No. 1
[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]This journal contains four articles relating to the need to improve civil registration and vital statistics in the Asia-Pacific region. -
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Social Identities, Journal for the Study of Race, Nation and Culture
[Taylor & Francis Online]This journal seeks to provide an interdisciplinary and international platform for theorizing issues at the interface of social identities.
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Journal of Cybersecurity
[Oxford Academic]This journal publishes accessible articles describing original research in the inherently interdisciplinary world of computer, systems, and information security.
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From Shared Resources, Your Personal History
[New York Times]This article offers links to websites useful for establishing family trees and lineages. -
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Identification and Governance Policies: The Legal, Technical, and Institutional Foundations that Influence the Relations and Interactions of the Citizen with the Government and Society
[Inter-American Development Bank]This technical note focuses on the fundamental principles that govern the relationship and interactions between citizens, government, and society.
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.