1. The role of Health Institutions Sudan
Dr. Khalid A. ELMARDI
Director; Health Information, M&E and Evidence
FMOH

2. Organization Units National Level [FMOH] States (18) Localities (189)
Total population: 40,782,742
States (18)
Localities (189)
Hospitals
(645)
F. Health Centres
(2853)
F. Health Units
(3545)
Communities

3. At Health Facilities
Documenting the occurrence of the vital events (Births, Deaths, Cause of death) in HFs is the HF mandate
Recording and Notification to the CR office at locality levels (paper based)
In some facilities (150 Hospitals) notification and registration happens simultaneously at HF level
Cause of death is identified at HF by care provider in charge
Coding is done by statisticians at HF using of ICD-10

4. At Community Process is through community representatives:
Popular Administrative Authority
Community midwifes
Community volunteers
Community police members
Graves guards

5. Reporting of Birth & Mortality Data
Reporting to health authority is through the health management system (HF, Localities, States, to FMOH)
Health reporting on birth and mortality data is from the same VS records at health facilities / community midwifes
Aggregated reports on birth and mortality are paper based to localities level and then electronic through DHIS-2 from localities
This is separate from the CRVS data-base

6. Coverage of HF with B&D Services (recording and notification)
% of Hospitals that provide Birth recording and notification services: 84%
% of Hospitals that provide Death recording and notification services: 87%
% of F. Health centres that provide Birth recording and notification services: 30%
% of F. Health centres that provide Death recording and notification services: 5%

7. Major Progress to improve the system
Revision of the medical death certificate
Revision and update of the death registration and certification system
Expanding recording and notification services to lower levels HF
Training of Medical doctors and states and localities Authority on the VS and cause of death identification as well as ICD-10
Revision of the VS electronic system to includes the above mentioned updates
Agree to share data on VS from the CRVS database to the FMOH

8. Thank you