This course will empower the participants with knowledge and skills in civil registration and vital statistics in general and provide an understanding of the implementation of birth and death registration with the cause of death determination. The participants will also be introduced to medical certification of cause of death for health facility deaths and verbal autopsy for community deaths. Finally the participant will get experience in the WHO Family of International Classifications and International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) in particular. 



Module 1: Introduction to civil registration and vital statistics

This module introduces to the participants terminologies used in CRVS including the utility of CRVS statistics. The module also relates to the utility of CRVS in tracking national and international obligations that Malawi is a signatory to.



Course Module:

To pass this module, participants are expected to have an average pass rate of at least 80% for all the units under this module
Entry Requirements:

Healthcare worker

Module 2: Birth Registration

This is one of the new guidelines adopted by the Government, to register each and every birth occurring in the facility and the community. In this module, you will learn that birth registration promotes efficient government planning, effective use of resources and accurate monitoring of progress towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals.


Module 3: Death Registration

This module is designed to help health workers acquire knowledge in how to register a death which has occurred. The units in this module will focus on how to register death in different settings as well as special cases.

Module 4: Medical Certification and Cause of Death (MCCoD)

The MCCoD module is aimed at equipping you with the necessary knowledge and skills to accurately determine the cause of death and complete death certificates in accordance with international standards, ultimately improving the quality of mortality data in Malawi. The units in this module are focusing on important definitions, case scenarios, and illustrations on how to complete the NR-10 form.

Module 5: ICD 11 and Multiple Cause Selection of Cause of Death

International statistical Classification of Disease and related health problems (ICD) is part of the WHO Family of International health related Classification WHOFIC. Now in its 11th revision, ICD-11 has been developed to be available online. WHO is encouraging all countries to adopt ICD 11 for their health workers. This module aims to equip health workers with skill and knowledge towards coding for mortality and morbidity.