GROUP D: BOTSWANA

Institutional Deaths

Strategies to address the identified bottlenecks

Decentralise coding to major health centresSimplification/ domestication of the ICDIntensify training of relevant staff on the ICDStrengthen partnership with development

partners to provide technical assistanceIncrease staffing for coding

Process of Death RegistrationDeath in health facility or attended by a medical personnel

Death medical report accompanied by medical certified cause of death

Death registration at local civil registration office or service point

Death registration service s

Coding and data entry

Analysis and report production

Bottlenecks in the current process

Limited understanding of the ICD by doctors and coders

Staffing constraints _ use of temporary staff.... Which delays production of reports

Centralised coding

Desired business process

The current process is the desired... But there is need to address the above bottle necks to make it wprk

Reports

Botswana Causes of Death ReportVital Statistics ReportMarriage Statistics Report

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