By Neo Kolane
The ministry of home affairs commemorated Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Day by launching an automated birth registration system at Maluti Adventist Hospital in the Berea district yesterday.
Africa Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Day is commemorated every year on August 10.
This year’s theme was “Leadership for an essential services: Building resilient civil registration and vital statistics system in Africa that provide initiative, integrated and decentralized services for the post COVID-19 period.”
The first registration system was launched at Scott hospital by King Letsie III on July 17.
According to the African Union Commission, while at a meeting in Addis Ababa in Euthopia, in the year 2010, African leaders realized that there was a large number of children who are born and pass without being registered.
The AU Commission also states that every country should ensure the registration of every citizen in Africa.
“In 2012 the leaders decided that every country should introspect, and it was found that African countries are in danger of invisibility.”
Another goal was to figure out causes of death in order to implement strategies to curb deadly diseases.
The principal secretary of the ministry of home affairs, Tumelo Raboletsi said the ministry is on a mission to ensure legal identity for all.
Tbe chief executive officer of Maluti Adventist Hospital, Thabang Polumo expressed gratitude for this gesture.
Pulumo said the initiative will help the residents of Mapoteng and Lesotho citizens at large because the hospital serves all Basotho in the country.
“This will be beneficial, especially in this era of the COVID-19 pandemic since people will not have to travel to Teyateyaneng for birth registration,” Pulumo said.
