Members and Associate Members of ESCAP are currently undertaking a review of their progress since the inception of the Asia Pacific CRVS Decade in 2014. A questionnaire has been distributed to National CRVS focal points and should be returned to ESCAP by 15 September.
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The CRVS applied research training (CART) initiative focuses on enhancing CRVS systems through supporting applied research on strategies, interventions, and tools. This involves designing projects to address practical questions, employing robust methodologies, and identifying key personnel for effective implementation and publication. The need to strengthen practitioners' research capacity is evident, as highlighted in the Asia-Pacific CRVS research forum held in 2023.
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To meet the targets of the CRVS Decade, a Business Process Improvement approach can help improve and streamline Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) system. The CRVS Systems Improvement Framework help CRVS stakeholders assess, analyze and redesign, to improve user experience and produce timely vital statistics.
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The Ministerial Declaration on CRVS in Asia and the Pacific emphasizes the need to address CRVS inequalities among hard-to-reach and marginalized populations, promoting universality and equity in civil registration regardless of factors such as gender, religion, or ethnicity. Countries are encouraged to conduct assessments to assess where such inequalities may exist.
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The CRVS community in Asia and the Pacific has reflected on where it stands at the midpoint of the CRVS Decade (2015-2024) during the Second Ministerial Conference. Following this celebration of progress, many of our partners and member countries are leading actions to fill the remaining gaps. To learn more about CRVS in Asia and the Pacific, please subscribe to our newsletter, which offers a monthly panorama of CRVS actions throughout the region Previous editions can be found here. |
(Newsletter: CRVS Insight June 2022)
(Newsletter: CRVS Insight June 2022)
The document contains a description, drawing upon guidance issued by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund, of the proactive role that the health sector can play in ensuring that births and deaths are officially registered in national
civil registration systems. The description also covers the role of the health sector and of civil registration and vital statistics not only in tracking specific diseases, such as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), but also in ongoing efforts to track all-cause mortality and causes of death.
The document contains a discussion on the role of civil registration in national identity management system and how civil registration is a key basis for identity management systems that promote inclusion, and on how civil registration facilitates access to services and the production of timely and accurate vital statistics.
The second CRVS stakeholder consultation workshop in Vanuatu will take place on 18 May 2022, as part of the ongoing Business Process Improvement (BPI) project for birth and death registration.
(Newsletter: CRVS Insight May 2022)
(Newsletter: CRVS Insight May 2022)
(Newsletter: CRVS Insight May 2022)
(Newsletter: CRVS Insight May 2022)
