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Civil registration and vital statistics: progress in the data revolution for counting and accountability.
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Civil registration and vital statistics: progress in the data revolution for counting and accountability.

  • AbouZahr C CAZ Consulting, Geneva, Switzerland. Electronic address: abouzahr.carla@gmail.com.
  • de Savigny D Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
  • Mikkelsen L LM Consulting, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
  • Setel PW The Union North America, New York, NY, USA.
  • Lozano R National Institute of Public Health, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Nichols E National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD, USA.
  • Notzon F National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD, USA.
  • Lopez AD School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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  • 2015-05-15
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  • Lancet (London, England). - 2015
Global Health
Humans
Information Systems
Interinstitutional Relations
International Cooperation
Registries
Vital Statistics
English New momentum for civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) is building, driven by the confluence of growing demands for accountability and results in health, improved equity, and rights-based approaches to development challenges, and by the immense potential of innovation and new technologies to accelerate CRVS improvement. Examples of country successes in strengthening of hitherto weak systems are emerging. The key to success has been to build collaborative partnerships involving local ownership by several sectors that span registration, justice, health, statistics, and civil society. Regional partners can be important to raise awareness, set regional goals and targets, foster country-to-country exchange and mutual learning, and build high-level political commitment. These regional partners continue to provide a platform through which country stakeholders, development partners, and technical experts can share experiences, develop and document good practices, and propose innovative approaches to tackle CRVS challenges. This country and regional momentum would benefit from global leadership, commitment, and support.
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  • English
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