The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), National Population Commission (NPC), and UNICEF on Wednesday announced a new partnership aimed at enhancing birth registration in Nigeria.
A statement by UNICEF said the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) among the three parties would solidify the commitment of their organisations to collaborate and support the digitalised birth registration process in 22 states and Abuja.
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“This partnership aims to provide a robust framework within which the parties can implement a comprehensive and efficient digitalised birth registration process across Nigeria,” the statement reads.
“By leveraging their existing resources and facilities, the NYSC, NPC and UNICEF intend to benefit at least 12 million under-5 eligible children who will be registered as primary beneficiaries.
“Additionally, families, parents, caregivers, communities, households, state and local government areas (LGAs), and ward level administrators will be indirect beneficiaries of this collaboration.”
Speaking on the partnership, YD Ahmed, the director general of NYSC, said the deployment of 850 corps members as coordinators and supervisors would ensure effective monitoring and supervision of the birth registration process.
“Together, we will strive to achieve comprehensive data collection and availability, supporting increased birth registration coverage in our respective LGAs,” Ahmed said.
On his part, Nasir Isa Kwarra, chairman of NPC, said: “We are committed to supporting the recruitment of ad hoc birth registrars at the ward level and ensuring the availability of registration materials to coordinators and supervisors.
“By distributing protocols, checklists, FAQs, and informational materials, we aim to engage local government chairpersons, traditional and religious leaders and communities to promote the importance of birth registration.
“Together, we will generate and analyze digitalised birth registration data at the LGAs and wards, ultimately increasing birth registration coverage.”
Also speaking, Cristian Munduate, UNICEF representative in Nigeria, said: “By integrating birth registration into routine health service delivery, conducting the digitalised birth registration process, and increasing awareness through state and community-level campaigns, we aim to ensure that every child has access to and benefits from the essential health and birth registration interventions they deserve.”
The three partners are committed to promoting the importance of birth registration within the National Youth Corps programs, stimulating increased demand for birth registration services in health facilities and at the community level.
“The collaboration will also foster constructive engagement with local government chairpersons, traditional and religious leaders, leveraging their support to enhance the digitalised birth registration process.”
Hukumar kula da masu yiwa kasa hidima (NYSC), hukumar kula da yawan jama’a ta kasa (NPC), da UNICEF a ranar Laraba sun sanar da wani sabon kawance da nufin inganta rijistar haihuwa a Najeriya.
Sanarwar da UNICEF ta fitar, ta ce rattaba hannu kan yarjejeniyar fahimtar juna tsakanin bangarorin uku, zai kara tabbatar da aniyar kungiyoyinsu na hada kai da tallafa wa tsarin rijistar haihuwa na zamani a jihohi 22 da Abuja.
Sanarwar ta kara da cewa "Wannan hadin gwiwar na da nufin samar da tsayayyen tsari wanda bangarorin za su iya aiwatar da ingantaccen tsarin rijistar haihuwa na dijital a fadin Najeriya," in ji sanarwar.
“Ta hanyar amfani da albarkatun da suke da su, NYSC, NPC da UNICEF suna da niyyar amfana aƙalla yara miliyan 12 da suka cancanta ‘yan ƙasa da 5 waɗanda za a yi musu rajista a matsayin waɗanda za su ci gajiyar farko.
"Bugu da ƙari, iyalai, iyaye, masu kulawa, al'ummomi, gidaje, jahohi da ƙananan hukumomi (LGAs), da masu kula da gundumomi za su kasance masu cin gajiyar wannan haɗin gwiwar kai tsaye."
A nasa jawabin babban daraktan hukumar ta NYSC YD Ahmed ya bayyana cewa tura jami’an hukumar NYSC 850 a matsayin kodinetoci da masu sa ido zai tabbatar da sa ido da kuma sa ido kan yadda ake yin rijistar haihuwa.
"Tare, za mu yi ƙoƙari don cimma cikakkiyar tattara bayanai da wadatuwa, tare da tallafa wa karuwar rajistar haihuwa a cikin ƙananan hukumominmu," in ji Ahmed.
A nasa bangaren, shugaban NPC, Nasir Isa Kwarra, ya ce: “Mun himmatu wajen tallafa wa daukar ma’aikatan rejista na wucin gadi a matakin Unguwa da kuma tabbatar da samar da kayayyakin rajista ga ko’odinetoci da masu sa ido.
“Ta hanyar rarraba ka’idoji, tantancewa, FAQs, da kayyakin bayanai, muna da burin shigar da shugabannin kananan hukumomi, shugabannin gargajiya da na addini da al’umma don inganta mahimmancin rajistar haihuwa.
"Tare, za mu ƙirƙira tare da nazarin bayanan rijistar haihuwa na dijital a cikin ƙananan hukumomi da gundumomi, tare da ƙara yawan adadin rajistar haihuwa."
Har ila yau, Cristian Munduate, wakilin UNICEF a Najeriya, ya ce: “Ta hanyar shigar da rajistar haihuwa cikin ayyukan kiwon lafiya na yau da kullun, gudanar da tsarin rijistar haihuwa na dijital, da kara wayar da kan jama’a ta hanyar yakin neman zabe a matakin jiha da na al’umma, muna da burin tabbatar da cewa kowane yaro ya samu. samun dama da fa'ida daga muhimman ayyukan kiwon lafiya da rajistar haihuwa da suka cancanta."
Abokan hulɗar guda uku sun himmatu wajen haɓaka mahimmancin yin rajistar haihuwa a cikin shirye-shiryen ƙungiyar matasa ta ƙasa, da haɓaka ƙarin buƙatun rajistar haihuwa a cibiyoyin kiwon lafiya da kuma matakin al'umma.
"Hadin gwiwar kuma za ta samar da kyakkyawar alaka da shugabannin kananan hukumomi da shugabannin gargajiya da na addini, tare da yin amfani da tallafin da suke bayarwa wajen inganta tsarin rijistar haihuwa na dijital."
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