Programme: Research Forum (Day 2)

4 April 2023

Session 4: Addressing systemic issues to strengthen CRVS systems

Moderator: Ms Chloe Harvey, ESCAP (bio)  
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4.1 09:00 – 09:15 am Ms Sarah Lister, Head of Governance, Bureau for Policy and Programming Support, UNDP
Keynote address
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4.2 09:15 – 09:30 am Ms Vandana Shah, Global Health Advocacy Incubator, USA
Locally led budget advocacy as an enabler of CRVS funding sustainability
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4.3 09:30 – 09:50 am Ms Lidiya Teklemariam, Global Health Advocacy Incubator, USA
CRVS Legal Reviews – Advancing Civil Registration Systems in the Asia-Pacific
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4.4 09:50 – 10:10 am Mr Shafqat Hussain, UNICEF, India
A digital solution for strengthening the Civil Registration System in Rajasthan
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4.5 10:10 – 10:30 am Dr. Muhammad Cholifihani and Mr Hariyadi Sabar, The Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency, Indonesia
Applying legal analysis and business process mapping for CRVS system strengthening: Lessons from three districts study in Indonesia
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4.6 10:30 – 10:45 am Dr Muhammad Asif, Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Pakistan
Study to understand the existing mechanisms and reasons for weaknesses, challenges and bottlenecks in the vital events registration system in Pakistan and how they can be effectively addressed
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4.7 10:45 – 11:05 am Mr Godfrey Ngoboka, Ministry of Health, Rwanda
A sustainable CRVS eLearning course to upskill competencies of practitioners in the registration of vital events: Experiences from Rwanda
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4.8 11:05 – 11:45 pm Ask the authors
Individual break-out rooms for in-depth discussion with the authors

Session 5: Strengthening processes for death registration and medical certification

Moderator: Ms Nicola Richards, ESCAP (bio)  
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5.1 12:30 – 12:45 pm Dr Philip Setel, Vital Strategies
Keynote address
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5.2 12:45 – 13:05 pm Dr Tim Adair, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Integrating verbal autopsy and medical certification of cause of death data to strengthen local health evidence
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5.3 13:05 – 13:25 pm Dr Soukvixay Sikhanxay, Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute, Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Fragmentation of mortality information systems in Lao PDR
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5.4 13:25 – 13:40 pm Ms Isariyaporn Kanta, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand
Development and implementation of a Medical Certificate of Cause of Death Audit System for hospital deaths in Thailand
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5.5 13:40 – 14:00 pm Dr Rangana Wadugedara, Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka
Streamlining the mortality inquest system in Sri Lanka
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5.6 14:00 – 14:20 pm Mr David Eristavi, The Institute for Development of Freedom of Information Georgia with UNFPA
Quality and availability of demographic and healthcare data in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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5.7 14:20 – 14:50 pm Ask the authors
Individual break-out rooms for in-depth discussion with the authors

Session 6: Improving mortality statistics

Moderator: Ms Petra Nahmias, ESCAP (bio)  
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6.1 15:15 – 15:30 pm Dr Stéphane Helleringer, Professor of Social Research and Public Policy, New York University, Abu Dhabi
Keynote address
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6.2 15:30 – 15:50 pm Dr Maria Midea Kabamalan, University of the Philippines Population Institute, the Philippines
Male-female disparities in potential years of life lost due to premature mortality in the Philippines
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6.3 15:50 – 16:10 pm Dr Saman Gamage, CDC Foundation, Sri Lanka
Evaluation of the implementation of Iris automated coding system in the Philippines
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6.4 16:10 – 16:30 pm Dr Thomas Moultrie, Professor of Demography and Director of the Centre for Actuarial Research, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Innovation in regional estimates of completeness of death registration
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6.5 16:30 – 17:00 pm Ask the authors

Session 7: Closing and farewell

Moderator: Ms Tanja Sejersen, ESCAP (bio)  
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7.1 17:00 – 17:15 pm Ms Carla AbouZahr, CRVS Consultant
Keynote address
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7.2 17:15 – 17:20 pm Ms Rachael Beaven, ESCAP, Thailand
Closing remarks from ESCAP
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