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Where there is no hospital: improving the notification of community deaths

BMC Medicine, 2020
Background Globally, an estimated two-thirds of all deaths occur in the community, the majority of which are not attended by a physician and remain unregistered.
Tim Adair, Megha Rajasekhar, Khin Sandar Bo, John Hart, Viola Kwa, Md. Ashfaqul Amin Mukut, Matthew Reeve, Nicola Richards, Margarita Ronderos-Torres, Don de Savigny, Daniel Cobos Muñoz, Alan D. Lopez   +11 more
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Snapshot of civil registration and vital statistics systems of Niger

, 2020
French version available in IDRC Digital LibraryThe national civil registration authority in Niger is the Directorate of Civil Status, Migration and Refugees, under the Ministry of the Interior.
Harbitz, Mia
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Snapshot of civil registration and vital statistics systems in the Kingdom of Lesotho

, 2021
The Ministry of Home Affairs, through the Department of National Identity and Civil Registry (NICR), is responsible for the registration of vital events in Lesotho.
Mitala, Hosea
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Causes of death among cancer patients in the era of cancer survivorship in Korea: Attention to the suicide and cardiovascular mortality

Cancer Medicine, 2020
Background Improved cancer survival is expected to increase noncancer deaths; however, detailed causes of death have rarely been discussed. Changing landscapes in mortality patterns and noncancer mortality risks in patients with cancer require evaluation.
Chang‐Mo Oh, Dahhay Lee, Hyun‐Joo Kong, Seokmin Lee, Young‐Joo Won, Kyu‐Won Jung, Hyunsoon Cho   +6 more
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Snapshot of civil registration and vital statistics systems of Uganda

, 2019
French version available in IDRC Digital LibraryUganda’s civil registration system under the Registration of Persons Act (2015) brings together registration of births and deaths and a national identification system under the National Identification and ...
Zewoldi, Yacob
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Snapshot of civil registration and vital statistics systems in Cambodia

, 2020
French version available in IDRC Digital LibraryThe National Steering Committee for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) and Identification was set up in February 2017 and is chaired by the Minister of Interior.
Đoković, Zoran
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Snapshot of civil registration and vital statistics systems of the Republic of Guinea‑Bissau [PDF]

, 2021
French version available in IDRC Digital LibraryPortuguese version available in IDRC Digital LibraryThe Ministry of Justice is responsible for civil registration in Guinea-Bissau. Completeness of registration of vital events has not been estimated.
Mitala, Hosea
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Evaluation of a village-informant driven demographic surveillance system in Karonga, Northern Malawi

Demographic Research, 2007
This paper describes and evaluates the first demographic surveillance system (DSS) in Malawi, covering a rural population of 30,000. Unlike others, the Karonga DSS relies on trained village informants using formatted registers for the primary ...
Basia Zaba, Venance Mwinuka, Elenaus Mwaiyeghele, Johnbosco Mwafilaso, Nuala McGrath, Judith R. Glynn, Paul EM Fine, Amelia C. Crampin, Keith Branson, Andreas Jahn   +9 more
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How useful are registered birth statistics for health and social policy? A global systematic assessment of the availability and quality of birth registration data

Population Health Metrics, 2018
Background The registration and certification of births has a wide array of individual and societal benefits. While near-universal in some parts of the world, birth registration is less common in many low- and middle-income countries, and the quality of ...
David E. Phillips, Tim Adair, Alan D. Lopez   +2 more
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Estimating global mortality from potentially foodborne diseases: an analysis using vital registration data

Population Health Metrics, 2012
Background Foodborne diseases (FBD) comprise a large part of the global mortality burden, yet the true extent of their impact remains unknown. The present study utilizes multiple regression with the first attempt to use nonhealth variables to predict ...
Hanson Laura A, Zahn Elizabeth A, Wild Sommer R, Döpfer Dörte, Scott James, Stein Claudia   +5 more
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