1. SAMOA PONIFASIO VASA bdm registration
PCRN MEETING 2017 – CRVS for Disasters

2. Key points of discussion
Overview
Data Storage and Protection
Major Challenges (Pre and Post Disaster)
Disaster Scale Up

3. Overview REGISTRATION VITAL EVENTS
Birth Registration is estimated to be: 65% complete – within 1 year of birth
75% complete within 5 years
85% of the total population is estimated to have had their birth registered
Birth certificates are provided for all births
Death Registration is estimated to be: 88% complete – within 1 year of death
Cause of death (from a medical certificate) is provided for 70% of all deaths

4. Overview CRVS COORDINATION CRVS Steering Committee established 2013;
Membership (key stakeholders; Ministry of Health, National Health Services, Ministry of Women Community Social Development, Ministry of Justice and Courts Administration, Ministry of Police, Ministry of Education Sports and Culture, Samoa Bureau of Statistics)
Monitor the implementation of “Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Action Plan”
Country target are identified in the Action Plan

5. DATA storage and Protection
CR data is centralised stored electronically within main office but paper records are stored separately in respective offices (Upolu and Savaii)
Daily back up administer by Births, Deaths and Marriage Division and technical support by IT Division
Use both electronic and paper records

6. Major challenges FOR CRVS (pre and post Disaster)
Institutional Arrangement
Ministry of Education allowed students to enter school without Birth Certificate
Advocating and awareness of uses of CR for all phases of disaster management
Government has reiterated the importance of having a BC as key requirement for school enrolment
Health recording of births/deaths are not routinely shared with the registry office
Registration is dependent on the family providing health information to the registry office, resulting in low completeness and poor accessibility
Tracking deaths in a disaster is even more critical & access to registry services may be harder than normal – so linking with health system is essential.
Strengthening compliance with legislation /MOU

7. disaster scale up Physical location of our main office
No remote site for back up/disaster management
Ensure the Back Up is working

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