Online registration of births and deaths trialled in Mon State
Online registration of births and deaths trialled in Mon State
Myanmar Times, 29 Aug 2018
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The government began testing an online birth and death registration system using mobile phones in Mon State on Monday, a senior government official said.
The trail, which was being jointly carried out by the ministries of Health and Sports, and Planning and Finance, was funded by UNICEF and Telenor.
“Practical data obtained from the testing will assist in drafting policies for nationwide birth and death registration on an e-platform,” U Set Aung, deputy minister for Planning and Finance, said during the launch of the trial in Nay Pyi Taw.
The project aims to convert the manual data collection system using paper to a paperless digital system, so Myanmar would be able to keep up with international standards.
“The mobile birth and death registration starting today is a unique pilot in Myanmar that will help accelerate Myanmar’s attempt to put in place internationally-recognised Universal Birth Registration as per the directions of the birth and death registration guidebook released in October 2017,” U Set Aung said.
Registration of births and deaths started in Myanmar from 2001 to 2005, with 450,000 children registered in Mon, Chin, Kayin, Kayah, southern Shan, Magwe, Ayeyarwady, Nap Pyi Taw and Tanintharyi states and regions, he said.
The trail, which was being jointly carried out by the ministries of Health and Sports, and Planning and Finance, was funded by UNICEF and Telenor.
“Practical data obtained from the testing will assist in drafting policies for nationwide birth and death registration on an e-platform,” U Set Aung, deputy minister for Planning and Finance, said during the launch of the trial in Nay Pyi Taw.
The project aims to convert the manual data collection system using paper to a paperless digital system, so Myanmar would be able to keep up with international standards.
“The mobile birth and death registration starting today is a unique pilot in Myanmar that will help accelerate Myanmar’s attempt to put in place internationally-recognised Universal Birth Registration as per the directions of the birth and death registration guidebook released in October 2017,” U Set Aung said.
Registration of births and deaths started in Myanmar from 2001 to 2005, with 450,000 children registered in Mon, Chin, Kayin, Kayah, southern Shan, Magwe, Ayeyarwady, Nap Pyi Taw and Tanintharyi states and regions, he said.