The project “Addressing Gender Inequities in On-Time Birth Registration in Fiji through Identification of Priority Geographic Areas for Targeted Interventions” which was produced through the collaborative effort between the Fiji Bureau of Statistics, Fiji Ministry of Health & Medical Services, Ministry of Justice – Registrar General Office, Ministry of iTaukei Affairs, University of New South Wales and Vital Strategies as part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative Global Grants Programme (GGP). The project was implemented between January to November 2025 and sought to strengthen Fiji’s Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) system.
These findings will identify if known gender inequities in on-time birth registration differ by geographic location (based on the place of birth and place of birth registration). Moreover, it will inform the development and implementation of targeted and gender-sensitive birth registration awareness programs and mobile birth registration campaigns in areas where the greatest gender inequities in on- time birth registration are identified. It will also update the current birth registration data entry software to facilitate routine monitoring and analysis of gender inequities in on-time birth registration by geographic location for the future, including evaluation of interventions implemented.
