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World Health Organization Collaborating Centre on eHealth
[School of Public Health & Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia]Presentations from the symposium and launch of the UNSW WHO Collaborating Centre for eHealth that provides an oversight of the eHealth initiative. -
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Slideshare Website with Health Information PowerPoint Presentations
[ LinkedIn slideshare site]This web page provides slide presentations on health information systems.
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Indicator Metadata Registry: WHO Mortality Database
[World Health Organization]This web page provide access to the WHO mortality database.
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Coverage of Birth and Death Registration
[United Nations Statistics Division]This web page provides the results of the UNSD's global monitoring of civil registration and vital statistics.
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Analysing Mortality Levels and Causes-of-death (ANACoD)
[World Health Organization]This web page has a downloadable tool for users to follow a step-by-step approach to quickly conduct a comprehensive analysis of data on mortality levels and causes of death.
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Improving Mortality Statistics in Africa: Technical Strategy 2015–2020
[United Nations Economic Commission for Africa]This web page gives access to information on the technical strategy for improving mortality statistics in Africa.
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Verbal Autopsy Standards: Ascertaining and Attributing Causes of Death
[World Health Organization]This web page provides access to the full verbal autopsy instrument and manual.
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The Web's Free 2017/18 ICD-10-CM/PCS Medical Coding Reference
[World Health Organization]ICD10Data.com is a free reference website designed for the fast lookup of all current American ICD-10-CM (diagnosis) and ICD-10-PCS (procedure) medical billing codes. -
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ICD-10 Interactive Self-Learning Tool
[World Health Organization]This web page offers access to the WHO Electronic ICD-10-training tool, which is designed for self-learning and classroom use.
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Health Information Systems
[Pacific Health Information Network ]This web page gives an overview of health information system components. -
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UNICEF Good Practices in Integrating Birth Registration into Health Systems (2000-2009)
[United Nations Children's Fund]This working paper discusses case studies from Bangladesh, Brazil, Gambia, and India. -
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Mortality Statistics: A Tool to Improve Understanding and Quality
[University of Queensland, School of Population and Health]This working paper aims to build analytical capacity to assess the quality of mortality statistics currently being collected to improve their value in informing health policies and programs. -
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Korean Resident Registration System for Universal Health Coverage
[World Bank Group]This paper is a comprehensive case study on how the Korean civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) system facilitates achievement of universal health coverage (UHC) in the Republic of Korea -
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Use of Unique Health Identifiers in Universal Health Coverage Programs for Health Insurance Schemes
[World Bank Group]This paper provides an overview of use of unique identity numbers in the health sector. -
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Gabon Civil Registration and Vital Statistics and Unique Identification Number Systems for Universal Health Coverage: A Case Study
[World Bank Group]This working paper discusses the benefits and challenges of assigning a UIN at birth to allow linkage of CRVS, different health service schemes and identification systems, to facilitate coordination -
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Slovenian Civil Registration and Unique Identification Number System for Universal Health Coverage: A Case Study
[World Bank Group]This working paper discusses the Slovenian system of universal health protection system based on social health insurance, which in turn is linked to the use of a unique identification number and 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.