By Janet Mucheru MBSMKIM Registrar General Civil Registration Services Kenya 1 Outline 2 Background 3 Purpose of Civil Registration 4 Death Registration ID: 1040578
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1. Best practices and strategies for accelerated progress in death registration-Kenya Experience By: Janet Mucheru, MBS,MKIM Registrar General Civil Registration Services Kenya1
2. Outline2
3. Background3
4. Purpose of Civil Registration4
5. Death RegistrationIn Kenya registration of deaths is done on an agency basis. 5
6. MoHKNBSDissemination of official StatisticsCRSNotification of Death by Assistant ChiefNotification of Death by HospitalNotification of Birth by Health FacilityNotification of Birth by Assistant ChiefSUBCOUNTY CIVIL REGISTRATION OFFICERegistration of EventIssuance of CertificateArchival at District RegistryCompilation of Vital StatisticsForward duplicate record to CRS (HQ)IPRS/NPRArchival & DisseminationRegistration & CertificationNotificationCHWCHWVillage ElderVillage ElderFamilyMember Family Member
7. YearREGISTEREDCOVERAGE %2017190,87741.22018192,01940.52019191,49539.12020185,385372021231,94455.4REGISTERED DEATHS 2017-20217
8. Key CRVS Milestones for the last 5 Years8
9. Key ChallengesManual and paper-based CRS business processes.Low registration coverage with regional differentials.Data quality issues especially with Cause of deaths.Inadequate resources; human and financial.Social barriers: Cultural, religious and community values.Low demand and appreciation of the value of vital statistics. Inadequate ICT network coverage countrywide to enable the use of a computerized system across the entire country.Inadequate capacity for certification of causes of deaths.9
10. Recommended Best PracticesFull end-to-end automation of civil registration services.Generation of regular Vital Statistics report (i.e. Annual).Lobby for Increase resources (HR & Funding).Strong collaboration with health sector.Improving death notification and cause of death certification in health facilities.Improve death notification and their probable causes at community level.Advocacy and awareness campaigns for Civil Registration.High Political goodwill.Conducting mobile registration in marginalized and hard to reach areas.Use of short message alerts for appointments with clients to collect their certificates.Conducting hospital audits and monitoring across the country. 10
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