Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo says the newly launched Birth Registration Program confirms the fulfilment of the National Coalition for Rural Advancement Government’s Policy No. 4.2.2- which is to develop a demographic and coding bill.
Mr Lilo says the government believes birth registration is vital to strengthening the overall Civil Registration and Vital Statistics systems to provide updated, continuous and reliable demographic information for well-informed public planning, policy development and strengthened service delivery.
He adds, the program also assist advance NCRA policy improve the lives of Solomon Islanders through a robust, accessible and sustainable Civil Registration and Vital Statistics System that provides complete, timely information to support good public policies.
