African Centre for Statistics

Scribes trained in effective use of data in public health journalism at COM5

Lusaka, Zambia, October 17, 2019 (ECA) – Twenty journalists from newsrooms across Africa this week received training on effective use of civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) data in public health journalism at the on-going fifth conference of African ministers responsible for CRVS.

The training was provided by the Bloomberg Data for Health Initiative and Vital Strategies, in collaboration with the Africa Programme on Accelerated Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (APAI-CRVS) team, among them the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA).

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Africa’s vision for prosperity & inclusiveness requires timely and accurate statistics, says VP Wina

Lusaka, Zambia, October 17, 2019 (ECA) – African leaders have a great vision of building an integrated, prosperous and peaceful continent that is driven and managed by its own citizens, and represents a dynamic force in the international arena, Zambia’s Vice President Inonge Mutukwa Wina said Thursday.

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Zambian minister says nation committed to recording vital events of refugees in the country

Lusaka, Zambia, October 17, 2019 (ECA) – Zambia is committed to the registration of vital events occurring among refugees and internally displaced persons with 1,465 refugees provided with identity cards in 2018, according to Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo.

In a speech during the opening ceremony of the fifth conference of African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics, Mr. Kampyongo said the government of Zambia also provided birth registration for refugees in the country.

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Civil registration important for Africa’s economic and social development, says Songwe

Lusaka, Zambia, October 17, 2019 (ECA) – Civil registration is a subject that is of crucial importance to Africa’s economic and social development and is at the core of the realization of the continent’s ambitions to eradicate poverty, achieve inclusive and sustainable development, and respect for human rights.

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UN official lauds Zambia for efforts to ensure everyone has legal identity

Lusaka, Zambia, October 16, 2019 (ECA) – The United Nations Resident Coordinator to Zambia, Ms. Coumba Mar Gadio, on Wednesday lauded the southern African nation for how it is seriously dealing with civil registration and vital statistics issues by updating legislation and policy and making the process more accessible to citizens.

Speaking at the Press Conference on the 5th Conference of African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration, Ms. Gadio said it was no accident that Zambia was hosting the important meeting.

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