Policy makers to convene on "improving civil status information and vital statistics data"
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Approximately 53 African Ministers responsible for civil registration will convene at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 13-14 August 2010 to address the need to improve civil status information and vital statistics data in Africa. According to the organizers, the high-level ministerial conference theme, “Towards improving civil status information for efficient public administration and generation of vital statistics for national development and MDGs Monitoring in Africa” has been chosen with a view to reverse the deplorable state of civil status information in Africa.