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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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Assessment of the completeness of births and deaths registration in an urban Nigerian community
[Étude de la population Africaine / African Population Studies ]This paper assessed the completeness of births and deaths registration in Mokola, a semi-urban community in Oyo state, Nigeria. The cross-sectional study with a two-stage cluster sampling was designed -
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An Inflection Point for Country Health Data
[The Lancet Global Health]This article discusses how accurate and timely data provide the foundation on which countries base better health, well-being, and prosperity in a modern, highly interconnected, and global economy -
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Characteristics, availability and uses of vital registration and other mortality data sources in post-democracy South Africa
[Global Health Action]This article documents mortality data sources that complement those from civil registration in post-democracy South Africa; to report on availability, limitations, strengths, and possible -
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South Africa’s vital statistics are currently not suitable for monitoring progress towards injury and violence Sustainable Development Goals
[South African Medical Journal]This article discusses misclassification of causes of death. -
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Guidelines and Template for Developing a Vital Statistics Report
[Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)]This document is a guidance tool for producing vital statistics reports from civil registration systems. It is intended especially for countries that have little or no prior experience with preparing -
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Civil registration and vital statistics in health systems
[World Health Organization]This is an article that was first published in 2018 that was updated in June 2019. It argues for the need for interoperability between civil registration, health information systems and vital -
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Identification as a National Priority: The Unique Case of Peru - Working Paper 454.
[Center for Global Development]This working paper presents Peru's efforts to make trusted and trustworthy identification from birth a national priority. The paper discusses the integration of civil registration, civil -
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Getting the numbers that Matter for Public Policy
[Stanford Social Innovation Review]Six insights that guide the advocacy for stronger CRVS systems. -
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Are inequities decreasing? Birth registration for children under five in low-income and middle-income countries, 1999–2016
[BMJ Journals]Although global birth registration coverage has improved from 58% to 71% among children under five globally, inequities in birth registration coverage by wealth, urban/rural location, maternal -
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Who and where are the uncounted children? Inequalities in birth certificate coverage among children under five years in 94 countries using nationally representative household surveys
[International Journal for Equity in Health]This paper examines wealth, urban/rural and gender inequalities in birth certificate coverage through analysis of nationally representative household surveys from 94 countries between 2000 and 2014 -
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An integrated national mortality surveillance system for death registration and mortality surveillance, China
[Bulletin of the World Health Organization]China has yet to establish a complete vital registration system for its 1.3 billion population. To date, the essential data on the causes of death in China used for decision-making and performance -
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Does birth under-registration reduce childhood immunization? Evidence from the Dominican Republic
[Health Economics Review]This paper to sheds light on the effect of birth under-registration on health access. Childhood immunizations, a key component of health care services, are intended to be administered to all children -
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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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Are inequities decreasing? Birth registration for children under five in low-income and middle-income countries, 1999–2016
[BMJ Journals]Although global birth registration coverage has improved from 58% to 71% among children under five globally, inequities in birth registration coverage by wealth, urban/rural location, maternal -
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Who and where are the uncounted children? Inequalities in birth certificate coverage among children under five years in 94 countries using nationally representative household surveys
[International Journal for Equity in Health]This paper examines wealth, urban/rural and gender inequalities in birth certificate coverage through analysis of nationally representative household surveys from 94 countries between 2000 and 2014 -
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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
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.