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List of National Focal Points

Advocacy Materials, 2024
List of National Focal Points

This list contains the names and organizational information for country-nominated CRVS national focal points as of 15 July 2024.

 
 
AfghanistanMr. Hasibullah MowahedDeputy Director General on Professional AffairsCentral Statistical Organization
American SamoaMs. Taifita S. Solomona Department of Homeland Security
ArmeniaMs. Marine Yaylakhanyan;  Ms. Diana AndreasyanHead of Civil Status Acts Registration Agency;              Director of Health Information Analytical CenterMinistry of Justice;                                                Armenian National Institute of Health, 
Ministry of health
AustraliaMr. James Eynstone-HinkinsDirector, Health and Vital Statistics SectionAustralian Bureau of Statistics
AzerbaijanMr. Agha Karim Samed-zadeHead State Registry Department of Ministry of Justice 
BangladeshMr. Mohammed Shahidul IslamDeputy Secretary Cabinet DivisionCabinet Division
Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
BhutanMr. Sonam WangdiSr. Planning OfficerHealth Management & Information System Unit, Policy and Planning Division, Ministry of health.
Brunei DarussalamMs. Norizan Binti AbdullahSenior StatisticianDepartment of Statistics
CambodiaMr. Sok ChamroeunDeputy Director General     General Department of Identification
ChinaMs. GENG Yun
Ms. Ru Lixia
Assistant Permanent Representative of the Permanent Mission of China to UNESCAPMinistry of Foreign Affairs
National Health Commission
Cook IslandsMr. Tamatoa JonassenSecretary for Justice (Registrar-General)Ministry of Justice Cook Islands
DPR KoreaMr. Yong Suk PakDeputy Director-GeneralCentral Bureau of Statistics
FijiMs. Treta SharmaAdministrator-GeneralMinistry of Justice
France   
French Polynesia   
GeorgiaMs. Mariana JalagoniaChief SpecialistNational Statistics Office of Georgia
GuamMs. Carolyn GarridoDirectorDepartment of Public Health and Social Services
China, Hong Kong SAR Ms. Jennifer WongSenior StatisticianCensus and Statistics Department
IndiaMr. Sanjeev KumarAdditional Registrar GeneralOffice of the Registrar General, Ministry of Home Affairs
IndonesiaMr. Muhammad CholifihaniDirector of Population and Social SecurityMinistry of  National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS)
Iran (Islamic Rep. of)Dr. Alireza SajediDirector General of StatisticsNational Organization for Civil Registration
Japan   
KazakhstanMs. Uteulina BakytkulChief expert of the Division of social and demographic statistics The Committee on statistics of the Ministry of nation economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan 
KiribatiMs. Tiensi TeeaRegistrar for Births, Deaths and MarriagesMinistry of Women, Youth and Social Affairs
KyrgyzstanMs. Tamara TaipovaChief Specialist, Division of Demographical StatisticsNational Committee on Statistics, Kyrgyzstan 
Lao People's Democratic Republic (the)Ms. Thirakha Chanthalanouvong; 
Mr. Vandy Chanthalideth
Director General; 
Deputy Director General
Social Statistics Department, Lao Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Planning and Investment;
Department of Citizen Management Ministry of Home Affairs
China, Macao SARMr. Hang Chan MakDeputy DirectorStatistics and Census Service
MalaysiaMr. Azwan Kadir;
Mr. Zamari MOHD RAMLI
Deputy Assistant Director;
Undersecretary National Registration and Societies Division
National Registration Department;
Ministry of Home Affairs
MaldivesMs. Fathimath  RiyazaDeputy StatisticianNational Bureau of Statistics Ministry of National Planning and Infrastructure
Marshall IslandsMr. Scott Keju;
Ms. Edlen Anzures
Chief Statistical Collection and Data Analysis;
Health Informatics Director
Economic Policy, Planning, and Statistics Office;
Ministry of Health and Human Services
Micronesia (F.S.)Mr. Wincener J. David;
Ms. Brihmer S. Johnson
Health Planner;
Assistant Secretary for Statistics
Division of Health, Dept. of Health and Social Affairs;
Division of Statistics, Dept. of Resources and Development
MongoliaMr. Ariunbold ShagdarDirector of the Census and Data Analysis DepartmentNational Statistics Office of Mongolia
MyanmarMr. Tun Hla AungDirector General of  General Administration Department 
NauruMr. Francis DeirerageaRegistrar of Births, Deaths and MarriagesChief Secretary
NepalMr. Jitendra BasnetDirector GeneralDepartment of National ID and Civil Registration, Ministry of Home  Affairs
Netherlands   
New Caledonia   
New ZealandMr. Russell BurnardGeneral Manager Operations and Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and MarriagesDepartment of Internal Affairs
NiueMs. Gaylene TasmaniaDirector-GeneralMinistry of Social Services, Government of Niue
Northern Mariana IslandsWilbert G. RospelVital Statistics RegistrarCommonwealth Healthcare Corporation
PakistanMr. Qazi Zaheer AhmadSenior Joint SecretaryMinistry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives
PalauMs. Cheryl‐Ann  Tmong UduiEpidemiologistBureau of Public Health, Ministry of Health
Papua New GuineaMr. Noel Mobiha and Mr. Nicholas Piauka Acting Registrar-General; Policy ManagerNational Civil  & Identity Registry Office
Republic of the Philippines
 
Ms. Elna Ruth CasasolaOfficer-in-Charge, Vital Statistics DivisionCivil Registration Service, Civil Registration and Central Support Office, Philippine Statistics Authority
Republic of KoreaMr. Sooyoung KimDeputy Director, Vital Statistics DivisionStatistics Korea
Russian FederationMr Dmitry SevryukDeputy Head of the Department of Legal Assistance Cooperation with Ministry of Justice of Russian Federation
SamoaMr. Ponifasio VasaRegistrar of Births Deaths and MarriagesBureau of Statistics 
Singapore   
Solomon IslandsMr. Jeffrey Sade DEVEPermanent SecretaryMinistry of Home Affairs
Sri LankaMr. Wathsala WalgamaStatisticianDepartment of Census and Statistics
TajikistanMr. Davlatzoda QiyomiddinDeputy Director Agency on statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan
ThailandMr. Sanchai TechanimitvatInformation Technology and System Senior Specialist Bureau of Registration Administration; Ministry of Interior
Timor-LesteMr. Ricardo  da Cruz SantosActing Director of Methodology and Data CollectionGeneral Directorate of Statistics Timor-Leste
TongaMs.Temaleti ManakoviActing Chief Executive Officer/Deputy Secretary at Registrar General's OfficeMinistry of Justice
TurkiyeMr. İdris Beyazit TurkStat Expert-Demography DepartmentTurkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat)
Turkmenistan   
TuvaluMs. Eselealofa ApineluAttorney-GeneralOffice of the Attorney-General
United Kingdom   
United States of AmericaMs. Rohina JoshiTechnical Advisor; Associate ProfessorData for Health Initiative; School of Population Health, UNSW
UzbekistanMs. Madina MakhmudovaChief Consultant of the Department for Coordination and Control over the Activities of Civil Registry OfficePublic Service Agency under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan
VanuatuMr. Andy CaloDirectorDepartment of Civil Registry and Vital Statistics
Viet NamMr. Nham Ngoc HienDeputy Director General of the Department of Civil registration, nationality and attestationMinistry of Justice
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Advocacy Materials
Year of Publication:
2024