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) will run workshops to build capacity in medical certification of cause of death and strengthen CRVS systems. These workshops will build on previous workshops and are funded by Vital Strategies Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative and SPC/ New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Useful Materials
| Presentation | Documents and Links |
|---|---|
| Palau CRVS Strengthning workshop - Concept Note | |
| Palau CRVS Strengthening workshop - Agenda | |
| Certifying perinatal deaths | pptx |
| Pacific CRVS Overview | link |
| Palau MCCD Palau Action Planning Summary | pptx |
| USAPI TWG meeting highlights | link |
| CRVS improvement action plan | link |
| MCCD-1- Importance use of COD data | link |
| MCCD-2- Causes of Death and the concept of underlying cause of death | link |
| MCCD-3- General guidelines in the certification of cause of death | link |
| MCCD-4- Common issues in certification | link |
| MCCD-5- Guidelines Specific causes | link |
| MCCD-6- External causes | link |
| MCCD-7- Examples for use in group session | link |