TIMOR - LESTE

Strengthening Vital Registration Systems Workshop Bangko,Thailand

1.Elias dos Santos Ferreira.

National Directorate for Statistic

2. Maria do Rosario Fatima Castro Araujo,.

National Directorate for Civil Registration, Ministry of Justice

3. Maria Angle Varela

HMIS Cabinet, Ministry of Health

4. Ricardo da Cruz Santos,

National Statistics Directorate, Ministry of Finance

Timor Leste constitution of RDTL, Article 38,on protection for personal identity

UNTAET Regulation no: 3/2001, Competency for Civil registration office to conducted registration for all Timor- Leste citizen.

MoU 2011 betwen Ministry of Justice, Ministry of State Administration, and Ministry of Health : Colaborate to implemented civil registration

Legislative Framework

Vital Registration In Timor-Leste

Vital Statistics System Administration Centralized System (in Central Government)

Responsible OrganizationDepartment Civil Registry (Ministry of Justice)

Data Collection System

Ministry of Justice: District Office, Mobile RegistrationMinistry Of Health: Hospital and Cummunity Health CenterMinistry Of State Administration : Head of Villages

How data is registered

National level and District level ( at time birth of the child, completed by a competent health worker. And death by village heads, for marriage and divorce by ministry of justice)

National civil registration Office issue the birth and death certificate base on Medical notification if birth or death in hospital.

National civil registration Office issue the birth and death certificate base on head of villages notification if birth or death outside hospital.

Structure of the system and data flow:

No incentives for register base on MoU

Reporting system:District civil registration office send regular

data to national using standar form

Incentives

Ministry of State Administration also collecting birth and death data and send Ministry of Justice ( National Civil Registration office)

Ministry of Health send birth and death data directly to ( National Civil Registration office)

All data analysing and desimination information by ( National Civil Registration office)

Stakeholders responsible:

Collecting and reporting still using manual system

We need to learn more experiences from others Country which is using ellectronic system.

Need to do the campaign to increase community awarnesses and importance of civil registration and vital statistic in Timor Leste.

Accomplishment

Lack of human resources Lack of equipment Lack of Finance support Lack of cordination with others Ministries Lack of Community awarnesses Geography issue

Challenges/limitations

14,609 Km2 1,066,409 (growth rate: 2.1%); Urban 316,086 Rural 750,323 (Census 2010)

Total Area and Population

Population Both sexes Male Female

Total 1,066,409 544,198 522,211

Urban 316,086 166,163 149,923

Rural 750,323 778,035 372,288

Population density 71/Sq km (Census, 2010)

- Urban 352/Sq km - Rural 53/Sq km Annual population grouth: 2.41 Birth rate: 26.8/1000; Infant mortality rate: 45/1000; Life expectancy: 56.6

Total Area and Population

Roman Catholic 96.9%, Islam 0.3%, Protestant 2.2%, Others 0.5 (Census 2010) Official Languages: Tetum and

Portuguese, English and Malay (Working language) and around 36 indigenous dialects

Currency : US Dollar

Religion Languages and System

G r o u p

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