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24 Oct 2017
Interviews at the Regional Steering Group Meeting
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In the following interviews held on the sidelines of the Third meeting of the Regional Steering Group for CRVS in Asia and the Pacific, participants discuss a number of topics related to CRVS.

Watch as Mr. Anir Chowdhury, Policy Advisor for the Access to Information (a2i) Programme in the Prime Minister's Office of Bangladesh, discusses how the Regional Steering Group helps get CRVS priorities done. 

Here Mr. Iliesa Ravuci, National Health Information Officer for the Ministry of Health and Medical Services in Fiji, talks about a future where data from a unified national ID system can be used to help improve health and welfare services.

Finally Ms. Editha Orcilla, Assistant National Statistician at the Philippines Statistics Authority, describes how data from CRVS systems gives governments the best indicators for SDG implementation. 

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