Civil Registration and Vital Statistics support (CRVS)

In an effort to improve Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems, Pacific countries and development partners have committed to the Action Plan for Pacific Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (APPCRVS), which sits under the Ten Year Pacific Statistics Strategy and the Asia and Pacific decade for CRVS (2014–2024) and the corresponding regional action framework. Within these frameworks, countries endeavour to achieve three main goals:

1. Universal registration of births and deaths (including causes of death);
2. Provision of legal documentation (birth and death certificates) on all vital events registered and;
3. Production of accurate, complete and timely vital statistics based on civil registration records.

Completeness of births and deaths registration

within 12 months of event 

SDD role in CRVS

Technical assistance for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) in the Pacific is coordinated through the Action Plan for Pacific Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (APPCRVS) which is a coordination mechanism for the activities of the Brisbane Accord Group (BAG).

The basic approach of the APPCRVS is to work with countries to undertake an assessment of their collection and reporting systems for births, deaths and causes-of-death. This Information is then used by countries to develop a multi-sectoral country-specific CRVS improvement plan. BAG supports countries in building capacity to enable efficient implementation of different components of the CRVS plan.

BAG’s technical assistance programme includes:

1. Establishing mechanisms to develop country strategies. 
2. Assessing CRVS across health, registry, planning and statistics.
3. Supporting strategic plans that draw on the technical and financial resources of the Brisbane Accord Group.
4. Improving legislation and processes, leverage changing technology and sustainably invest.
5. Improving collaboration and coordination between agencies. 
6. Strengthening capacity through training, mentoring and support. 
7. Use of CRVS data as part of a national statistics system that supports policy development, advocacy, and research. 
8. Sharing experiences and lessons learnt across the region and beyond; and build regional capacity in CRVS

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