Garu-Tempane district records low birth and death registration

The Garu-Tempane District in the Upper East Region has been recording low Birth and Death registrations since the inception of the department in the area. 

Records available in the office indicate that only 1,576 infant birth registrations have been recorded from January to September this year (2017) as against a target of 4,898. Out of this, 1,300 were male while 1,276 were female. 

The situation is contrary to provisions in the constitution which makes it compulsory for every person born in Ghana to be registered under act 301 of 1965.   

The officer in charge of the Births and Death registry department in the district, Suguruman Laar said, the poor attitude of parents towards the registration of their children especially the newly born babies, was disturbing.  

He said even though much education had been carried out on the importance of registering children at birth, people still did not see its essence and that has been a factor hindering the relevance of the department in the area. 

Mr Laar said even though some organisations such as; the World Vision has been supporting the department, it was still faced with unbearable conditions that did not permit it to grow. 

He called on government and development partners to revisit the issue of birth and dearth registration and enforce the act to work.  

GNA
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