Understanding CRVS

Provides useful links to documentation about CRVS

Before considering to build a CRVS system using OpenCRVS it is important to understand the business domain. There is a lot of helpful material that explains what CRVS is and how it should work and this section highlights a number of useful references.

To gain a broader understanding of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems and their importance, we recommend the following key resources:

  • World Bank Group / Global CRVS Group – Self-Paced Online Course on CRVS Systems A foundational course covering the principles, benefits, and design of CRVS systems. Free and available online. 👉 Take the course on the World Bank Open Learning Campus

  • (UN) Handbook on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems: Management, Operation and Maintenance An exhaustive reference of administrative arrangements, operational functions, quality, interoperability and digitisation of civil registration and vital statistics systems. 👉 Download from the UN Stats website

  • APAI-CRVS: Africa Programme on Accelerated Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics The regional initiative guiding CRVS strengthening across Africa. 👉 Visit the APAI-CRVS website

  • Get Every One in the Picture – CRVS Systems Improvement Framework A regional CRVS strengthening platform (Asia–Pacific), offering frameworks, assessments, advocacy materials, and eLearning.

    👉 Visit the Get in the Picture website

  • The Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Digitisation Guidebook (CRVS-DGB) An online resource that provides step-by-step guidance for countries to plan, analyse, design and implement digitized systems and automated processes for CRVS

    👉 Visit the CRVS-DGB

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