Title
Transforming the peruvian birth information system
Other title
Transformando el sistema de información de nacimientos en el Perú
Date Issued
2013
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Instituto Nacional de Salud
Abstract
The On-Line Registration of Certificates of Live Births was developed in conjunction with the Ministry of Health of Peru and the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status. It is a free system that registers newborns in the delivery room itself which generates a real time certificate of live birth. This simplifies the procedures required to obtain the birth certificate and the National Identity Document for the newborn. This system has been implemented in 114 health centers in 21 regions from March 2012 to March 2013, and has registered 113 917 live births, providing accurate, timely and quality information about these births. This system is the main cornerstone of the health information system which helps obtain real time statistics for adequate and timely decision making in public health.
Start page
303
End page
307
Volume
30
Issue
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Políticas de salud, Servicios de salud
Pediatría
Ciencias de la información
Salud pública, Salud ambiental
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84882730040
PubMed ID
Source
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
Resource of which it is part
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica
ISSN of the container
17264634
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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