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Compendium of Good Practices in Linking Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) and Identity Management Systems
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]The compendium explores how countries can adopt a holistic approach to CRVS and identity management, as well as the benefits of doing so. The six countries that are presented in the compendium are -
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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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Marriage & Divorce Registration
[United Nations Economic Commission for Africa]This resource explains the value of registration of marriage and divorce for the issuance of legal documents used to establish and protect civil rights, and to assess social and demographic progress.
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A snapshot of Civil Registration in Sub-Saharan Africa
[United Nations Children's Fund]A brief overview of the situation of civil registration in Sub-Saharan Africa, outlining the challenges to reach universal birth registration. -
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Travelling the Distance: A GPS-based Study of the Access to Birth Registration Services in Latin America and the Caribbean
[Inter-American Development Bank]Using Global Positioning System (GPS) data, this paper quantifies the impact of distance on birth registration in Bolivia, the Dominican Republic, and Peru.
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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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Options for Digital Birth Certificates
[World Bank Group]This paper discusses options for for the issuance of more secure birth certificates through the adoption of technology. The certificates are the cornerstone for establishing legal identity around the -
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Achieving Health Outcomes in Colombia: Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System, Unique Personal Identification Number, and Unified Beneficiary Registry System for Births and Deaths
[World Bank Group]This case study on Colombia describes how the civil registration and national identification system and the health information system have facilitated progress toward universal health coverage. This -
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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 -
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Geographical and Gender Disparities in the Registration of Births, Marriages, and Deaths in the Nouna Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Burkina Faso
[Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems]This paper aims to contribute to improving vital events coverage and completeness in Burkina Faso. It highlights the factors and barriers that limit birth, marriage, and death registration. -
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Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems in low- and middle-income countries
[Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition]This supplement covers various aspects of how to strengthen civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems in low- and middle-income countries. Eight peer-reviewed manuscripts included in this -
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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
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.