World Health Organization
منظمة الصحة العالمية
Organisation mondiale de la Santé

Programme for civil registration workshop

Imprimer
30 January 2013, Day 1
Background and rationale for prioritising civil registration and vital statistics: understanding the current system and planning for improvements
TimeSession
08:30–09:00 Registration
09:00–09:30

Welcome

Opening Remarks

Goals and expected outcomes and structure of the workshop

Dr Mohamed Ali

Dr Alan Lopez

09:30–10:00

Why CRVS matters and why civil registration is the most efficient and effective source of vital statistics

Dr Carla AbouZahr

10:00–10:30 Break
10:30–11:15 Introduction to the CRVS journey: roadmap of strategies, tools and outcome D Carla AbouZahr
11:15–12:00

Implementation of the Comprehensive Assessment

Example of its application in Egypt

Dr Lene Mikkelsen

Dr Salah Badr/

Dr Abir Shady

12:00–13:00

Legal framework for CRVS (Component A)

Group Discussion

Dr Lene Mikkelsen

13:00–14:00 Lunch
14:00–15:00

Organization and management of CRVS (Component B)

Group Discussion

Dr Carla AbouZahr
15:00–15:30 Opening Remarks Dr Ala Alwan
15:30–15:45 Break
15:45–16:15 State of CRVS in the EMRO region: results of the Rapid Assessments Dr Salah Badr
16:15–17:15

Country experiences and lessons learnt doing the Rapid Assessment Discussion of key challenges in the Region :

Chaired by Alan Lopez

Participants
17:15–17:45 Cause of death certification practices Dr Nadia Soleman
17:45–18:00

Close

Suggested readings for next day’s review:

Components A and B

Dr Alan Lpoez
31 January 2013, Day 2
Assessing mortality and cause of death data; completeness and quality of vital statistics; introduction to verbal autopsy
8:30–9:30

Review of previous day

Plenary Discussion (with questions) on Components A and B

Dr Alan Lopez

Participants

9:30–11:00
  • Cause of death certification and coding (Components C & D)

Group Discussion

Dr Lene Mikkelsen
11:00–11:15
  • Break
11:15–12:15

Compilation, dissemination and use of vital statistics

(Component E)

Dr Carla AbouZahr

12:15–13:00 Principles of CRVS data quality assessment

Dr Alan Lopez

13:00–13:15 Steps for preparing countries for the CRVS Comprehensive Assessment Dr Azza Badr
13:15–14:00 Lunch
14:00–15:00 Assessing completeness and quality of vital statistics: direct and indirect methods Dr Alan Lopez
15:00–15:30

Application of ANACoD data quality assessment tool

Country example: Egypt/Kuwait

Dr CarlaAbouZah/

Dr Mohamed Ali

Dr Salah Badr

15:30–16:00 Break
16:00–17:30

The role of verbal autopsy in CRVS and interim vital statistics systems:

  • VA methods and tools
  • Automated techniques for cause of death determination
  • Strategies and potential application of VA in the EMRO region

in CRVS systems: HDSS and SAVVY

Discussion

Ms Carla AbouZahr

Alan Lopez

Dr Nadia Soleman

Panel of facilitators

17:30 Close Dr Lene Mikkelsen
Suggested readings for next day’s review: Components C, D and E
* Optional sessions on ANCoD and online ICD training tool (time venue TBD)
1 February 2013, Day 3
From assessment to planning; stakeholder involvement and roles and responsibilities of development of partners
8:30–9:30

Review of previous day

Plenary Discussion (with questions) of Components C,D and E

Dr Alan Lopez

Participants

9:30–10:00

CRVS stakeholders at country level: Who are they?

Advocating for their involvement? How can they contribute?

Discussion

Dr Abir Shady
10:00–10:30 Break
10:30–11:00 trategies and criteria for prioritisation of improvement plans Dr Lene Mikkelsen
11:00–13:0

Regional strategies for strengthening cause of death certification and coding

ICD on-line training tool

Dr Alan Lopez

Dr Mohamed Ali

13:00–14:00 Lunch
14:00–15:00

Technical resources to support CRVS development :

Use of the UQ/HMN/WHO CRVS Resource Kit

Dr Abouzahr,

Dr Ala Lopez

Dr Lene Mikkelsen

15:00–15:30 IT applications E-health Dr Salah Badr
15:30–16:00 Break
16:00–17:00 General discussion and next steps Dr Alan Lopez
17:00–17:30 Wrap up and close Dr Mohamed Ali