The National Population Commission (NPC) has said that all birth certificates issued by local governments and hospitals are..
The National Population Commission has said that all birth certificates issued by local governments and hospitals are not acceptable for official purposes in the country.
The Ebonyi State Director of NPC, Edward Ogbu stated this during a review meeting and retraining of Ebonyi State health facility workers on birth registration service delivery.The meeting, which was held with support and collaboration of the United Nations Children Fund, took place at Citi Hub Events Centre in Abakaliki, capital of the state with health workers from all the local governments and health facilities in the state in attendance.
In a keynote address, the UNICEF Chief of Field office Enugu, Ibrahim Conteh lamented that recent records show that child registration in the country is still very low.Quoting the National Demographic Health Survey 2018, Mr. Conteh said that 57 percent of children in Nigeria do not have their births registered.
“26 percent are registered with private clinic/hospitals, nine percent are registered with Local Government Administration while three percent are registered with other authorities,” he said.
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