RAWALPINDI:Federal Ministry of Planning and Development on Tuesday included Chakwal District in a pilot project of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRV) to ensure timely registration of births and deaths by improving the collaboration among Health and Local Government sectors.
This was disclosed at the Capacity Building Workshop on CRV held at District Council Hall Chakwal.
The workshop was attended by the officials of the District Health Authority and the Local Government Department.
Deputy Commissioner Capt (Rtd) Bilal Hashim was the Chief Guest while Dr S.M Mursaleen and Dr Farah from the Federal Ministry of Planning imparted training and delivered informative lectures on CRV to the workshop participants.
It was informed on the occasion that the main objective of the CRV project was to provide an absolute guideline and support to the health and local government sectors for timely and 100% registration of births and deaths.
While welcoming the inclusion of Chakwal District in the pilot project of CRV, Deputy Commissioner Capt (Rtd)Bilal Hashim said that holding a capacity building workshop for timely registration was a commendable initiative of the Ministry of Planning, leading to proper data up-dation.
He added that the workshop would also prove an appropriate source of awareness for civil society to realize the fundamental responsibility of births and deaths registration.
Hashim urged the district health authority and the local government department administration to fully utilize the capacity building training concerning civil registration and vital statistics.