Can Uganda achieve complete civil registration and vital statistics system?

Ayebale Lillian, Independent Researcher

Recommendation 1 of United Nations Commission on Information Accountability (CoIA) for Women’s and Children’s Health points to the key issue of systematic registration of vital events, stating: “By 2015, all countries have taken significant steps to establish a system for registration of births, deaths and causes of death, and have well-functioning health information systems that combine data from facilities, administrative sources and surveys.” The study seeks to understand the current Mobile-Vital Registration System and establish local challenges in regard to achieving complete Civil Registration using the mobile civil registration in Uganda. This study will systematically evaluate the quality and functioning of Mobile Vital Records System so as to obtain a clear and comprehensive understanding of the strengths and weaknesses, and generate the evidence base for corrective action. The study will inform policy makers on which M-VRS registration practices are feasible and suite for our community so as to either strengthen the existing one or introduce interventions.