UT Administration is going to conduct a training programme for the officers and officials of Urban Local Bodies, Health services, Municipal Committee departments, and all Block Medical Officers of Leh on September 6 and at Kargil on September 8. 

According to the World Health Organization - Countries need to know how many people are born and die each year – and the main causes of their deaths – in order to have well-functioning health systems. The only way to count everyone and track all births and deaths is through civil registration. Civil registration provides the basis for individual legal identity but also allows countries to identify their most pressing health issues.

Along the lines of the requirement of civil registration, Principal Secretary Health & Medical Education Department UT Ladakh and Chief Registrar, Registration of Birth and Deaths, Dr Pawan Kotwal assessed the progress in this direction on September 2. 

Dr. Kotwal stressed that these are the legal documents as per the prescribed norms of the Act of the Government of India, and every birth and death registration must be updated in a week’s time at the latest to avoid any further delay.

After a detailed discussion, Dr. Kotwal gave directions to the concerned officers of the Health and Municipality Departments to ensure a proper training programme and ensure hands-on training of the officials.