Birth and Death Notifications for Improving Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Bangladesh: Pilot Exploratory Study

• Main Authors: Tazeen Tahsina (Author), Afrin Iqbal (Author), Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman (Author), Suman Kanti Chowdhury (Author), Atique Iqbal Chowdhury (Author), Sk Masum Billah (Author), Ataur Rahman (Author), Monira Parveen (Author), Lubana Ahmed (Author), Qazi Sadequr Rahman (Author), Shah Ali Akbar Ashrafi (Author), Shams El Arifeen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundEffective health policy formulation requires sound information of the numerical data and causes of deaths in a population. Currently, in Bangladesh, neither births nor deaths are fully and promptly registered. Birth registration in Bangladesh is around 54% nationally. Although the legal re...