Regional Training Workshop on Medical Certification of Cause of Death (MCCD)

​The Pacific Community (SPC) in collaboration with Brisbane Accord Group (BAG) partners will run workshops for Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs) on medical certification of cause of death (MCCD) and ICD mortality coding, funded by the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative. The workshops will also provide guidance on the new version of ICD (ICD-11). These workshops will be implemented under the Pacific Islands Regional Programme on Strengthening the Availability and Quality of Causes of Death Data (Pacific CoD Programme) supported by the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative. This project builds on the support for CRVS systems strengthening that BAG has provided to PICTs since 2010. Working with previously trained individuals, the aim is to build a pool of trained professionals who would lead capacity strengthening efforts in the region through peer-to-peer training and support. 

This two-day workshop aims to:

• Provide training for physicians and training-of-trainers on medical certification of cause of death
• Discuss and identify regional and individual country needs for support in technical areas to strengthen cause of death data
• Assist participants to build proficiency in key skills required to conduct national training.