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A Passport to Protection: A Guide to Birth Registration Programming
[United Nations Children's Fund]This handbook provides the background, general principles, and programming process for birth registration from notification to certification.
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Toward Universal Birth Registration: A Systemic Approach to the Application of ICT
[Inter-American Development Bank and United Nations Children's Fund]This publication provides analysis and checklists for the legal, administrative, and technological requirements for the use of information and communications technology for birth registration. -
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Birth Registration: The Key to Social Inclusion in Latin America and the Caribbean
[Inter-American Development Bank]This publication uses econometric analysis to shed light on the significant gaps between registered and unregistered children, and access to social services such as education and health.
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Birth Registration and Children's Rights: A Complex Story
[Plan International ]This study is an investigation of the benefits of birth registration for the individual and for the state based on a study of experiences in four countries: India, Sierra Leone, Kenya, and Vietnam. -
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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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ICD-10 Interactive Self-Learning Tool
[World Health Organization]The WHO electronic modular ICD-training tool is designed for self-learning. It can also be used for classroom training.
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