Modern laws for life’s milestones: Fiji’s semi-centennial civil registration review
For the first time in 50 years, Fiji is reviewing the laws that govern the recording of births, deaths, marriages and other life events. The reform aims to modernise outdated systems, strengthen rights and identity,…
One million children in the Pacific without a birth certificate
North Pacific doctors strengthen vital statistics through better cause-of-death certification
Medical practitioners across the North Pacific gathered in Guam last week for a hands-on training aimed at one of civil registration’s critical challenges: accurately recording causes of death.
While vital to national planning and pandemic response,…
SPC–Bloomberg Philanthropies partnership to ensure Pacific Islands births and deaths registered
Births to bereavements: Tuvalu civil registration and vital statistics plan put forward in SPC report
Births, deaths, marriages and other major life events in Tuvalu are set to make greater use of digital systems and data-sharing, supported by the Pacific Community (SPC)’s expertise in this area.
CRVS Action Planning, Vital Statistics and Medical Certificate Cause of Death
A series of one day events to develop a CRVS Action Plan for Kiribati, provide training and complete a Vital Statistics Report, and training medical practitioners on ICD10 medication certification of cause of death. In association with ESCAP with…
Workshops on cause of death data and CRVS strengthening in the Federal States of Micronesia
The Pacific Community (SPC) in collaboration with Pacific Island Health Officers Association (PIHOA), Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), other Brisbane Accord Group (BAG) partners, and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO…
Workshops on cause of death data and CRVS strengthening in Palau
The Pacific Community (SPC) in collaboration with Pacific Island Health Officers Association (PIHOA), Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), other Brisbane Accord Group (BAG) partners, and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO…
Papua New Guinea CRVS Action Plan (2023-2025)
The Papua New Guinea Civil Registration and Vital Statistic (CRVS) Committee, in partnership with the Pacific Community (SPC), has a new comprehensive Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Action Plan (2023-2025), with the goal of an immediate increase…
Tuvalu CRVS Business Process Improvement (BPI) Project Workshop
This workshop, largely funded by Vital Strategies, will map the current birth, death and marriage registration processes, including paper flows with Health and Statistics, with representatives from the national CRVS committee and wider public service.…