Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic : a literature review
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2021
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Centre of Excellence for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems
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This paper outlines the magnitude of pandemic mortality; it presents the effects of COVID-19 on registration of births, marriages, deaths, and causes of death; it examines the resilience of CRVS systems during this health crisis; it suggests alternative solutions and post-covid scenarios in terms of CRVS systems. The literature review looks at civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems which, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic shows that current CRVS functioning is unable to meet urgent needs for reliable updated data during times of crisis. Pandemic measures have resulted in interruptions of most daily activities: the shutdown of transit and schools, the enormous strain on health systems, and closure of workplaces, including CRVS offices.
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CIVIL REGISTRATION AND VITAL STATISTICS, CRVS, LITERATURE REVIEW, VITAL STATISTICS, DATA COLLECTION, BIRTH RECORDS, CAUSES OF DEATH, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, LEGAL IDENTITY, EMERGENCY RELIEF, COVID-19, CAPACITY BUILDING, INSTITUTION BUILDING, HEALTH POLICY, MOBILE HEALTH, PANDEMIC, GLOBAL HEALTH, GLOBAL