Strengthening civil registration and vital statistics systems through innovative approaches in the health sector: Guiding principles and good practices

WHO, in collaboration with Canada, UNICEF, USAID and the World Bank, organized a technical meeting in Geneva from 17 to 18 December 2013 to share experiences and explore the potential of health sector innovation for strengthening CRVS systems. This paper describes key areas in which health innovations can contribute to CRVS systems strengthening and lays out good practices against which health sector activities should be assessed. The target audience is international and national stakeholders involved in health innovations –focused on births, deaths and causes of death – that have the potential to strengthen national CRVS systems.