08/04/2026
In a major achievement toward making sure everyone is counted, Indonesia has launched an integrated birth registration service between the health sector and civil registration system.
Until now, when a child was born, the family was responsible for reporting the birth to the civil registration system. This administrative burden produced gaps in the availability and accuracy of crucial population-level health data for policymakers.
The launch took place as part of RSAB Harapan Kita's celebration of Indonesia's National Children's Day, highlighting the country's commitment to ensuring that every child is recognized, protected, and counted from the very beginning of life. The occasion brought together national leaders and development partners to celebrate a major step forward in delivering more integrated, people-centered public services for Indonesian families.
With an integrated health–civil registration system, babies born in hospitals like RSAB Harapan Kita will automatically have their births registered within both the health and civil registration systems, granting them the lifelong protections of a legal identity and providing the government with timely, reliable information on who is being born and where.
This milestone is the result of years of collaboration to build interoperability between two ministries and streamline public service delivery. While the system is being launched through its first implementing hospital, it establishes the foundation for nationwide adoption as more health facilities connect their hospital information systems to the national platform.
When countries integrate civil registration and health systems, they thrive. Indonesia's latest achievement also opens the door to integrating death registration and medical certification of cause of death—data that is equally essential for strengthening public health and producing better vital statistics.
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