Births and Deaths Registry, Ghana

Births and Deaths Registry, Ghana Registration of Births, Foetal Deaths and Deaths

Births and Deaths Registry Takes Registration Services to the People at 2026 Civil Service Policy FairThe Births and Dea...
25/08/2026

Births and Deaths Registry Takes Registration Services to the People at 2026 Civil Service Policy Fair

The Births and Deaths Registry (BDR) has taken its registration services closer to the public as part of activities marking the 2026 Civil Service Policy Fair held at the Accra Sports Stadium from Monday, 10 August to Thursday, 13 August 2026.

The participation formed part of the Registry’s efforts to improve access to civil registration services and ensure that members of the public can conveniently obtain essential birth and death registration services.

Throughout the four-day event, officers of the Births and Deaths Registry engaged members of the public and registered hundreds of people who visited the Policy Fair. The exercise provided an opportunity for participants to access registration services while also learning more about the importance of civil registration and the role of the Registry in Ghana’s national development.

The Policy Fair brought together public institutions and members of the public to showcase government policies, programmes and services. The Births and Deaths Registry used the platform to demonstrate its commitment to responsive and citizen-centred service delivery.

The registration exercise also provided an avenue for the Registry to interact directly with the public, respond to questions and provide guidance on birth and death registration processes. These engagements helped to raise awareness of the importance of timely and accurate registration of vital events.
Civil registration remains an essential component of effective governance and national planning. Reliable information on births and deaths supports the development of accurate population statistics, facilitates access to public services and contributes to evidence-based policymaking.

The successful participation of the Births and Deaths Registry in the 2026 Civil Service Policy Fair underscores the importance of bringing government services closer to the people. By providing registration services at a public event of this scale, the Registry demonstrated its continued commitment to accessibility, efficiency and improved service delivery.

As the four-day fair came to a close on Thursday, 13 August, the Registry expressed its appreciation to members of the public who took advantage of the opportunity to access its services and to the organisers of the 2026 Civil Service Policy Fair for providing a platform for government institutions to engage directly with citizens.

The Births and Deaths Registry remains committed to strengthening civil registration in Ghana and ensuring that every birth and death is properly recorded as part of efforts to build a reliable and inclusive national civil registration system.

BDR HOLDS ONE-DAY JOINT E-SPAR TRAINING FOR STAFF IN BONO EAST, AHAFO AND BONO REGIONSBy: BDR CommunicationsSunyani, Bon...
31/07/2026

BDR HOLDS ONE-DAY JOINT E-SPAR TRAINING FOR STAFF IN BONO EAST, AHAFO AND BONO REGIONS

By: BDR Communications
Sunyani, Bono Region – 31st July 2026

SUNYANI– The Births and Deaths Registry (BDR) has held a one-day joint training workshop in Sunyani to equip staff from Bono East, Ahafo and Bono Regions with skills in the use of the E-SPAR system.

The training, held on 29th July 2026, brought together officers of the Births and Deaths Registry from the three regions.

E-SPAR, the Electronic Staff Performance Appraisal and Reporting system, is an online platform used for appraising staff performance, setting and tracking targets, providing feedback, and generating performance reports.

This training will enable supervisors to monitor staff performance and ensure set targets are achieved, and build staff capacity to deliver efficient and effective civil registration services.

The E-SPAR provides management with reliable performance data for planning, promotions, and rewards.

The initiative is part of BDR’s broader strategy to digitise operations and strengthen human resource management in line with modern public service requirements.

The Births and Deaths Registry commended participants for their commitment and urged them to apply the knowledge gained to improve service delivery.

Capacity Building Workshop on Birth Notification and Registration Held for 3 Regions in SunyaniSUNYANI – The Births and ...
31/07/2026

Capacity Building Workshop on Birth Notification and Registration Held for 3 Regions in Sunyani

SUNYANI – The Births and Deaths Registry (BDR) has successfully held a 4-day capacity-building workshop in Sunyani aimed at strengthening birth notification, birth registration, and legal identity coverage in Ghana.

The workshop, which ran from 27th to 31st July 2026, brought together staff of the Births and Deaths Registry, midwives, public/community health nurses, and health information officers from Bono, Bono East and Ahafo Regions.

A total of 144 participants took part in the training. Participants from the Ahafo and Bono East Regions attended sessions held on 27 and 28 July 2026, while participants from the Bono Region attended the training conducted from 30 to 31 July 2026.

The goal of the workshop is to improve birth notification and registration systems to ensure that every child born in Ghana has a legal identity and access to essential services.

The program was organized under the FMM West Africa Phase II Project, an ECOWAS initiative funded by the European Union, with additional financial support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. The implementing partners of the FMM West Africa Phase II Project are the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD).

This Technical Assistance Demand-Driven Facility (DDF), known as the EARLY Project, supports the Births and Deaths Registry (BDR) and is being implemented by ICMPD over a period of 18 months. The project aims to strengthen early birth registration for children aged 0 to 12 months across six target regions of Ghana: North East, Upper East, Bono, Bono East, Ahafo, and Oti.

Participants were taken through best practices in birth notification, data capture, collaboration between health facilities and BDR, and the importance of timely registration of births.

The Births and Deaths Registry expressed appreciation to all participants and partners for their commitment to improving civil registration in the country.

Ghana Shares CRVS Progress and Vision at African Expert Meeting in Zimbabwe Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | 21st July 2026Gh...
24/07/2026

Ghana Shares CRVS Progress and Vision at African Expert Meeting in Zimbabwe


Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe | 21st July 2026

Ghana’s Acting Registrar of Births and Deaths, Mr. Samuel Adom Botchway, has joined Registrar Generals from across Africa in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe for the 2026 Expert Group Meeting under the Africa Programme for Accelerated Improvement of Civil Registration and Vital Statistics, APAI-CRVS.

The 5-day meeting, held from 17th to 21st July 2026, brought together African leaders to take stock of 10 years of progress since 2012 and to chart the course for the next decade. 2026 also marks the final push toward achieving SDG Target 16.9 on universal legal identity.

Addressing the meeting, Mr. Botchway outlined Ghana’s experience in strengthening its CRVS system.

Progress Made:
Ghana highlighted three key enablers. The posting of district BDR staff to the Local Government Service has strengthened accountability. The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 2020 has clarified legal roles. And collaboration with health facilities, midwives and community health workers has expanded access to birth and death registration at the point of care.

Remaining Challenges:
However, challenges persist. District offices continue to face gaps in staffing, transport and equipment. Data systems remain fragmented and require better integration. Most critically, reaching the “last mile” remains difficult due to distance, weak infrastructure and low public awareness.

The Way Forward:
Looking ahead, Ghana’s vision focuses on three priorities: reach the last mile through mobile registration and digital channels, connect institutions and data through improved interoperability, and ensure sustainable financing and governance of delivery.

“Our goal is to make universal registration a sustainably funded local service — locally delivered, nationally accountable, and accessible to all,” Mr. Botchway stated.

The Victoria Falls meeting sets the stage for the 6th Conference of African Ministers responsible for CRVS, COM6, and for the next phase of APAI-CRVS, with a renewed commitment to ensure that every African has a legal identity.

BDR and GHS Partner to Strengthen Birth Registration in Northern Ghana“Birth registration begins at health facilities, n...
24/07/2026

BDR and GHS Partner to Strengthen Birth Registration in Northern Ghana
“Birth registration begins at health facilities, not BDR offices.” – Ag. Registrar

Tamale, Ghana – The Births and Deaths Registry (BDR), in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS), is strengthening efforts to improve birth registration in Ghana’s northern border regions through enhanced cooperation with frontline health workers.

On June 16, 2026, the Registry organised a two-day training workshop in Tamale for BDR staff,midwives ,public / community health nurses in charge of deliveries and child welfare clinics and health information officers from the Upper East and North East Regions.
The programme focused on ensuring that every birth occurring in a health facility is promptly notified through the Registry’s official digital notification system.

Addressing participants, the Acting Registrar of Births and Deaths, Samuel Adom Botchway, underscored the critical role of health facilities in the birth registration process.
“Birth registration does not begin at the offices of the Births and Deaths Registry. It begins in our health facilities, where children are born. That is why the partnership between the Registry and the Ghana Health Service is so important,” he said.

The training equipped nurses, midwives, and health information officers with practical knowledge of the Registry’s birth notification platform. Participants were also taken through the standard operating procedures for birth declaration, validation and the registration of late and unassisted births and the registration of unnamed children.

Mr. Botchway explained that the initiative responds to a persistent gap between births recorded in health facilities and those officially registered. In 2025, the Registry recorded 73.8 per cent of an estimated 850,000 births nationwide, while birth records maintained by the Ghana Health Service were consistently higher. He attributed much of the disparity to limited staffing, noting that a single Registry officer often serves an entire district, whereas the Ghana Health Service has hundreds of health workers operating across the same area.

He expressed confidence that empowering health workers to support the notification process would significantly improve birth registration coverage.
“If Ghana Health Service staff are fully integrated into this process to complement the work of the Births and Deaths Registry, every child born within the district can be captured,” he said.

The Acting Registrar further stressed that timely birth registration provides children with a legal identity, enabling them to access essential services and opportunities throughout their lives, including education, healthcare, travel documentation, and civic participation.

The workshop forms part of activities in the workplace under the Births and Deaths Registry’s Technical Assistance under the Demand-Driven Facility (DDF), implemented through the Free Movement of Persons and Migration in West Africa (FMM West Africa) Phase II Project, an ECOWAS initiative. The project is funded by the European Union, with co-financing from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, and is jointly implemented by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the International Labour Organization (ILO), and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD).

The Tamale training builds on the success of a pilot programme conducted in the Eastern Region and forms part of plans to expand the initiative to other regions, particularly those with significant migration and cross-border movement. The strengthened collaboration between the Births and Deaths Registry and the Ghana Health Service is expected to provide a sustainable model for integrating civil registration into routine healthcare delivery and ensuring that every child is counted from birth.

Every child deserves an identity. 👶📄From 27th – 31st July 2026, BDR staff,midwives, public/community health nurses and h...
24/07/2026

Every child deserves an identity. 👶📄

From 27th – 31st July 2026, BDR staff,midwives, public/community health nurses and health information officers from Ahafo, Bono East and Bono Regions will meet in Sunyani to build stronger systems for birth notification and registration in Ghana.

This capacity building workshop is part of BDR’s Technical Assistance under the Demand-Driven Facility, delivered through the FMM West Africa Phase II Project - an ECOWAS initiative.

Funded by the European Union, with co-financing from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
Jointly implemented by IOM, ILO, and ICMPD.

Together, we’re ensuring .


BDR Sensitizes Mothers on Timely Birth Registration at Nsawam Government HospitalThe Births and Deaths Registry (BDR) on...
16/07/2026

BDR Sensitizes Mothers on Timely Birth Registration at Nsawam Government Hospital

The Births and Deaths Registry (BDR) on Thursday, 9th July,2026 organized a sensitization programme at the Nsawam Government Hospital to educate mothers and other stakeholders on the importance of timely birth registration.

Addressing participants, the Acting Registrar emphasized that birth registration is the foundation of a child's legal identity and urged mothers to ensure that every child is registered promptly after birth. He noted that timely registration guarantees government recognition and facilitates access to essential services throughout a child's life.

The programme was attended by the Acting Registrar, the Head of Projects, the Administrator, and staff from the Registry's Head Office and the Nsawam District Office.

As part of the outreach, the Registry, with support from Floral Tissue, presented tissue products to mothers at the Postnatal Ward and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

The sensitization forms part of the Registry's ongoing efforts to promote timely birth registration and ensure that every child in Ghana has a legal identity from birth.

Ag. Registrar of Births and Deaths Registry, Mr. Samuel Adom Botchway, is a selfless and hardworking leader. He heeded t...
14/07/2026

Ag. Registrar of Births and Deaths Registry, Mr. Samuel Adom Botchway, is a selfless and hardworking leader. He heeded the presidential directive to clean and led from the front.

Mr. Botchway joined the BDR team and other personnel in desilting drains, clearing debris, and sweeping — all in service of a cleaner environment and stronger communities.

We were honoured to receive Hon. John Dumelo, MP for Ayawaso West Wuogon and Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, a...
10/07/2026

We were honoured to receive Hon. John Dumelo, MP for Ayawaso West Wuogon and Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, as he joined the Registrar of Births and Deaths and senior military officers for the National General Cleaning Exercise at Shiashie Bus Stop.

Hon. Dumelo stopped by to commend the BDR team and other personnel for our shared commitment to environmental sanitation and community development.

Theme: “Our Actions, Our Future”

The Births and Deaths Registry teamed up with our gallant security services to clean the Shiashie Bus Stop as part of th...
10/07/2026

The Births and Deaths Registry teamed up with our gallant security services to clean the Shiashie Bus Stop as part of the National General Cleaning Exercise.

From desilting drains to clearing debris and sweeping, we worked side by side to restore order and pride to our community.

Under the leadership of Mr. Samuel Adom Botchway and guided by the theme

“Our Actions, Our Future,”

we are proving that when we unite, we build a better Ghana.

Thank you to all staff and our security partners! 💪

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