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Population perspectives and demographic methods to strengthen CRVS systems: introduction

Genus, 2022
Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems and legal identity systems have become increasingly recognized as catalytic both for inclusive development and for monitoring population dynamics spanning the entire life course.
Romesh Silva
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Addressing critical knowledge and capacity gaps to sustain CRVS system development

BMC Medicine, 2020
Background Improving civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems requires strengthening the capacity of the CRVS workforce. The improvement of data collection and diagnostic practices must be accompanied by efforts to ensure that the workforce
Alan D. Lopez, Tim Adair, Nicola C Richards   +2 more
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Rapid assessment of the civil registration and vital statistics performance of health facilities in the five districts of Zambia: A cross-sectional study

Heliyon, 2021
Background: Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) are essential administrative tools for accurate statistical data on vital events. However, civil registration coverage is particularly poor in low- and middle-income countries.
Yuasa Motoyuki, Hiromi Obara, Yasuo Sugiura   +2 more
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Reducing ignorance about who dies of what: research and innovation to strengthen CRVS systems

BMC Medicine, 2020
The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) agenda offers a major impetus to consolidate and accelerate development in civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems. Strengthening CRVS systems is an SDG outcome in itself.
Alan D. Lopez, Nicola C Richards
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HiFIseek: Gene-specific enrichment of high-impact mutations in associated genomic regions. [PDF]

PLoS Computational Biology
Transcription is regulated through the sequence-specific binding of transcription factors (TFs) to cis-regulatory regions (CRRs); DNA variants in CRRs can disrupt TF-DNA interactions and gene regulatory networks through a cascading effect.
Rafael Riudavets Puig, Denise G O'Mahony, Ina Skaara Brorson, Ksenia Sokolova, Vessela N Kristensen, Anthony Mathelier   +5 more
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Integrating community-based verbal autopsy into civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS): system-level considerations

Global Health Action, 2017
Background: Reliable and representative cause of death (COD) statistics are essential to inform public health policy, respond to emerging health needs, and document progress towards Sustainable Development Goals.
Alan D. Lopez, Robert Jakob, Carla AbouZahr   +2 more
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Better data for better outcomes: the importance of process mapping and management in CRVS systems

BMC Medicine, 2020
Background Despite attempts to apply standard methods proven to work in high-income nations, nearly all civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems in low- and middle-income countries are failing to achieve adequate levels of registration ...
Alan D. Lopez, Daniel Cobos Munoz, Don de Savigny   +2 more
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Causes of death from community settings: insights from verbal autopsy implementation in Tanzania [PDF]

BMJ Global Health
Background Approximately 70% of deaths in Tanzania occur outside health facilities and are often unreported or lack cause of death (COD) information. Consequently, health planning relies on data representing only 10%–15% of the population.
Sigilbert Mrema, Honorati Masanja, Mahadia Tunga, Isaac Lyatuu, Gisbert Msigwa, Joyce Mugasa, Trust Nyondo, Claud Kumalija   +7 more
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Who gets counted? Understanding low female death registration in India. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
BackgroundCivil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems are essential for governance, public health, and achieving SDGs however, gender gaps limit women's access to rights and services, with under-registration of female vital events reinforcing ...
Sheetal Verma, Ritul Kamal, Laxmi Kant Dwivedi, Mrigesh Bhatia   +3 more
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Establishment of a centralized civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) database in Pakistan: a healthcare perspective

Discover Public Health
A reliable civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) system is crucial for public health, demographic analysis, and government planning. The United Nations defines a vital statistics system as encompassing legal registration, statistical reporting ...
Luqman Munir, Zainab Alvi, Ali Akram Qureshi   +2 more
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