Background Birth registration is vital to provide legal identity and access to essential
services. Worldwide, approximately 166 million children under five years (just under 25%) …

Background: Globally, data on stillbirth is limited. A call to action has been issued to
governments to address the data gap by strengthening national policies and strategies to …

Death registration in Uganda remains extremely low, yet mortality statistics are vital in health
policy, planning, resource allocation and decision-making. According to NIRA, only 1% of …

Civil registration of vital events such as deaths and births is a key part of the process of
securing rights and benefits for individuals worldwide. It also enables the production of vital …

Background: Internationally, Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) ambulances have changed pre-
hospital acute stroke care delivery. MSU clinical and cost-effectiveness studies are …

Background Despite global efforts to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality, stillbirths
remain a significant public health challenge in many low-and middle-income countries …

Background Most perinatal and neonatal deaths occur in low-and middle-income countries
(LMICs), yet, quality data on burden of adverse outcomes of pregnancy is limited in such …

Death registration in Nepal is incomplete, which limits its utility as a routine source of
mortality data to inform policy development. This study uses data from the Civil Registration …

Background Approximately 4.4 million children die peripartum annually, primarily in low-and
middle-income countries. Accurate mortality tracking is essential to prioritising prevention …

Registration of birth within the first year of life is important to ensure children receive its full
benefits and that fertility statistics derived from these data are informative for policy. This …