Births and Deaths Registry Validates Strategic Plan to Modernise Ghana’s Civil Records System
The Births and Deaths Registry has held a two-day validation workshop for Ghana’s 2025–2030 Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Strategic Plan, designed to establish a more effective and transparent system for recording vital life events.
Acting Registrar Samuel Adom Botchway said the plan, once approved, would enhance data collection across the population and reduce the government’s dependence on expensive national censuses.
“By strengthening birth, death, and marriage registration, the government can make more informed policy decisions without relying solely on large-scale surveys,” he explained.
The strategic plan outlines several key priorities:
- Digitising CRVS infrastructure
- Extending mobile registration to underserved and remote areas
- Enhancing collaboration among institutions
- Building local capacity at district and community levels
The plan was developed in collaboration with UNICEF, UNFPA, UNECA, and national bodies including the Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana Health Service, Ministry of Finance, and others.
The shared objective is to ensure that all vital events—births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and adoptions—are accurately documented to support national planning and development.
At the launch of the validation process, Deputy Minister for Local Government, Chieftaincy, and Religious Affairs, Rita Naa Odoley Sowah, reaffirmed government support for the modernisation efforts.
“This initiative is aligned with Ghana’s broader digitisation agenda, which includes legal reforms, investments in digital infrastructure, integration with the national ID and health systems, and sustainable financing,” she said.
She added that building a robust, integrated CRVS system is crucial to strengthening the foundation for Ghana’s long-term development goals.
