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.
Read MoreThe 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 May 2023)
Report, 2023
Report on the Implementation Stage 1: Assessment, Analysis, and Redesign of the CRVS Systems Improvement Framework
Verbal autopsy (VA) is the only practical alternative to the medical certification of cause of death (MCCOD) by a trained physician, and the subsequent coding of that death certificate by a trained coder. MCCOD represents the very best practice for countries to follow but, in many countries, physicians are not available to certify deaths and capacity for correct International Classification of Diseases coding is limited.
The Regional Training Workshop on Transition to Register-based Approaches for Population and Housing Censuses will take place in Ankara, Türkiye, from 12 to 15 June 2023.
The workshop aims to strengthen participants’ capacity on how to better use administrative data to support the census. The workshop provides the participants with the opportunity to:
