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Improving the quality and use of birth, death and cause-of-death information : guidance for a standards-based review of country practices.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Registers of births, etc.
- Vital statistics.
- Childbirth--Statistics.
- Childbirth.
- Mortality.
- Death--Causes.
- Death.
- Public health surveillance--Quality control.
- Public health surveillance.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (89 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Geneva, Switzerland : World Health Organization, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This WHO guidance tool has been developed to help countries to systematically evaluate the functioning of their civil registration and vital statistics systems. The aim is to help countries develop a comprehensive understanding of the current system, identify weaknesses in the production and use of vital statistics, and provide the evidence base for corrective action. The application of the assessment tool will generate evidence that can be used in discussions with national governments, development partners and donors when seeking funding for the strengthening of the national civil registratio
- Contents:
- COVER; COPYRIGHT; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and acronyms; Contents; Executive summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Process for reviewing civil registration and vital statistics systems; 3 The WHO assessment framework; Annexes; Glossary; References
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contains:
- Rapid assessment of national civil registration and vital statistics systems.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-78836-1
- 9786612788369
- 92-4-068547-2
- OCLC:
- 670411971
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