Africa, Asia and Eastern Mediterranean 2012 and 2013
Africa, Asia and Eastern Mediterranean 2012 and 2013
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The Regional Strategic Plan for the Improvement of Civil Registration <strong>and</strong> Vital Statistics in <strong>Asia</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />
the Pacific will be presented to a high-level meeting of representatives from statistics, civil<br />
registration <strong>and</strong> health in December <strong>2012</strong> in Bangkok.<br />
Goal<br />
The goal of the Regional Strategic Plan is, through improved civil registration <strong>and</strong> the increased<br />
availability <strong>and</strong> use of reliable vital statistics derived from civil registration systems, to contribute to<br />
the improvement of evidence-based policy-making, efficiency in resource allocation <strong>and</strong> good<br />
governance, as well as the progressive realization of the basic rights of all individuals.<br />
Outcomes<br />
The Regional Strategic Plan has the following outcomes.<br />
Outcome A. Public awareness<br />
Enhanced public awareness of the value of civil registration <strong>and</strong> vital statistics systems <strong>and</strong> actions<br />
taken to remove barriers to registration at all levels.<br />
Outcome B. Political commitment<br />
Sustained political commitment to support the development <strong>and</strong> improvement of civil registration<br />
<strong>and</strong> vital statistics systems.<br />
Outcome C. Investments<br />
Sufficient <strong>and</strong> sustainable investments towards incremental improvements in civil registration <strong>and</strong><br />
vital statistics systems.<br />
Outcome D. Policies, legislation <strong>and</strong> implementation of regulations<br />
Improved <strong>and</strong> strengthened policies, legislation <strong>and</strong> implementation of regulations for civil<br />
registration <strong>and</strong> vital statistics systems.<br />
Outcome E. Legal documentation<br />
Improved availability <strong>and</strong> quality of legal documentation for all individuals.<br />
Outcome F. Statistics on vital events<br />
Increased technical capacity of countries in <strong>Asia</strong> <strong>and</strong> the Pacific to record, compile, analyse <strong>and</strong><br />
disseminate complete <strong>and</strong> reliable statistics on vital events.<br />
Outcome G. Coordination among key stakeholders<br />
Mechanisms established for effective coordination among key stakeholders within civil registration<br />
<strong>and</strong> vital statistics systems.<br />
Outcome H. Use of vital statistics<br />
Increased technical capacity of countries in the region to effectively use vital statistics.<br />
Regional partners<br />
The <strong>Asia</strong>–Pacific regional programme key partners are:<br />
1. UNESCAP Statistics Division<br />
2. <strong>Asia</strong>n Development Bank (ADB)<br />
3. Heath Metrics Network<br />
4. University of Queensl<strong>and</strong> Health Information Systems Knowledge Hub<br />
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