Universal Birth Registration

Image: 

Geography: 

Liberia

Status: 

Ongoing

URL: 

http://plan-international.org/birthregistration

Affiliated Organizations: 

UNICEF

Dates: 

2008-present

A mobile birth registration system utilizing Nokia Data Gathering was piloted in six counties including Montserrado, Grand Cape Mount, Bomi, Bong, Lofa, and Grand Gedeh in 2008. The pilot project focused on informing and educating the public about the birth registration processes and its importance and resulted in training given to 151 health workers and 303 community leaders, traditional midwives and local authorities. The aim is to register 90% of all children under five years old through the Crisis Management Initiative, an initiative involving the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Liberia and members of the Universal Birth Registration Task Force. Plan, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, UNICEF, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), and Crisis Management Initiative, launched the decentralized, computerized birth registration and certification system.