Presentations from the Summit.

The lack of progress in civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) was described by Lancet editor Richard Horton in 2007, as "the single most critical development failure over the past 30 years." CRVS is a development agenda, and needs to be recognised and taken forward within broder development agendas. The goal of the Summit is to mobilize partners, regional organizations and donors to prioritize CRVS as a development issue on the global post-MDG agenda. As noted by the then WHO Director-General Lee Jong-wook in July 2003, "To make people count, we first need to be able to count people".

Provisional Programme & Session details.

Africa Programme on Accelerated Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (APAI-CRVS)

Overview of Efforts to Improve Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in the Asia-Pacific Region

Regional Strategic Plan for the Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics in Asia and the Pacific

Outcome Statement: Well-Functioning Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems in Asia and the Pacific by 2020

The Case for Investment in Civil Registration and Vital Statistics Systems

The CRVS Assessment Tool (produced by the University of Queensland HISHub and WHO) - Improving the Quality and Use of Birth, Death, and Cause-of-Death Information: Guidance for a Standards-Based Review of Country Practices

CRVS Resource Kit

Consolidated Country Rapid Assessment Report of the Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

WHO Standards and Tools