The Births and Deaths Registry has held a two-day workshop to validate Ghana’s Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Strategic Plan for 2025–2030, aimed at creating a more efficient and transparent system for recording vital events nationwide.
Acting Registrar, Samuel Adom Botchway, explained that the new plan, once approved, could significantly reduce the cost of national censuses by improving data collection at key life stages.
“By strengthening the registration of births, marriages, and deaths, the government can make better-informed decisions without relying solely on large-scale surveys,” he stated.
The strategic document outlines key priorities, including modernising CRVS infrastructure with digital tools, expanding mobile registration in remote areas, enhancing coordination among key state institutions, and building capacity at the district and community levels.
The plan was developed in partnership with UNICEF, UNFPA, UNECA, Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana Health Service, the Ministry of Finance, Judicial Service, Ghana Police Service, Ghana Education Service, and other stakeholders.
The collective goal is to ensure that “every vital event—birth, death, marriage, divorce, and adoption—is accurately recorded to support national planning and development.”
Launching the validation process, Deputy Minister of Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs, Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to modernising the registry as part of a broader national digitisation agenda.
“The modernisation of CRVS is part of a broader agenda to digitise public services and reform the sector,” she said, adding that the initiative includes legislative updates, investments in digital infrastructure, improved coordination with national ID and health systems, and sustained funding.
She stressed that the reforms are critical to “building a robust, integrated CRVS system that will serve as a foundation for Ghana’s national development.”
Source: Kwame Anum
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