Also known as: BDR · Birth and Death Registry · Registrar of the Births and Deaths Registry
Government body responsible for civil registration of births and deaths in Ghana, appearing in coverage of registration rates, data gaps, and financial accountability.
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… He, however, noted that under the proposed system, developers would be able to submit a single request through the exchange hub to access data from multiple institutions, including the National Identification Authority, Ghana Statistical Service, Births and Deaths Registry and Gh …
Sam George announces national data exchange hub to connect 48 public registriesJoy Online
… The Births and Deaths Registry also provided updates on issues raised in the 2025 Performance Audit Report concerning government efforts to reduce maternal mortality. …
Government develops roadmap to improve maternal healthcare and hospital bed managementJoy Online
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the Northern Regional Director of the Births and Deaths Registry to explain withdrawals totalling GH¢71,300 made without payment vouchers and the required supporting documents. …
Northern Births and Deaths Director to face PAC over withdrawals totalling GH¢71kDaily Guide
… ana Country Representative, Kuami Eugene, officials from the Birth and Death Registry, Chiefs and the Queen of Bepowase To mark Birth Registration Month, UNICEF Ghana Country Representative Andy Brooks, Afrobeats star Kuami Eugene and officials from the Births and Deaths Registry …
UNICEF, Kuami Eugene Mark Birth Registration Month In BepowaseJoy Online
… A representative of the Births and Deaths Registry, Edward Abrahams, also highlighted the long-term importance of the exercise and called for sustained support to extend birth registration services to communities across the country. …
Kuami Eugene joins UNICEF Ghana to promote universal birth registrationJoy Online
… According to Dr Obeng, Ghana relied on four major sources of suicide data: the District Health Information Management System (DHIMS), the Births and Deaths Registry, police data and research. …
Gaps in suicide data affect prevention interventions in Ghana – Accra Psychiatric Hospital MDJoy Online
The Births and Deaths Registry has reminded Ghanaians that registering births and deaths is a mandatory requirement and should form part of the processes surrounding the arrival and departure of every citizen. …
Birth, death registration are mandatory – Deputy Registrar tells GhanaiansJoy Online
… The defence also challenged a birth certificate tendered by the prosecution, presenting a report from the Births and Deaths Registry indicating that the document could not be traced in its records. …
Tamale High Court jails man for 15 years for defilement, convicts him of perjuryJoy Online
… At places such as the Manhyia enclave, the Kumasi Central Prisons enclave and the Births and Deaths Registry environs, typewriters remain part of daily life, serving customers who still believe in the authenticity and reliability of manually prepared documents. …
Where typewriters still matter: The business keeping Kumasi’s old keyboard aliveJoy Online
… This is a civil, administrative process integrated into the existing work of the Ghana Health Service and the Births and Deaths Registry. …
The scientific and legal case for proactive paternity verification in GhanaMinister for Communication Samuel Nartey George announced plans to establish a national data exchange hub to connect 48 public data registries and enable seamless information sharing across government institutions, allowing developers and businesses to access data through a single request rather than establishing separate connections with each registry.
21 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Minister for Communication Samuel Nartey George announced plans to establish a national data exchange hub to connect 48 public data registries and enable seamless information sharing across government institutions, allowing developers and businesses to access data through a single request rather than establishing separate connections with each registry.
21 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Deputy Minister for Health says the government is developing a roadmap to address challenges in maternal healthcare and establish uniform standards of care across all regions. A pilot technology-driven bed management system has commenced to address bed shortages in emergency departments, with all hospitals establishing bed management teams.
20 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The Public Accounts Committee has summoned the Northern Regional Director of the Births and Deaths Registry to explain withdrawals totalling GH¢71,300 made between March 2024 and October 2025 without required payment vouchers and supporting documents. The Committee raised concerns over specific transactions, including withdrawals of GH¢15,800 and GH¢18,000, and disputed that producing documentation after the fact resolved procedural compliance issues.
6 October 2026 · Joy Online →
UNICEF Ghana Country Representative Andy Brooks, Afrobeats star Kuami Eugene, and officials from the Births and Deaths Registry visited Bepowase, a 3,000-person community in Ayensuano District, to advocate for child rights and legal identity through birth registration. Ghana's birth registration rate declined to 90.8% in 2023 from 92.3% in 2022, with coverage falling to 73.4% by end of 2025.
25 September 2026 · Daily Guide →
Musician Kuami Eugene joined a UNICEF Ghana advocacy campaign in Bepoasi, Eastern Region, to promote universal birth registration and ensure no child lacks an official record of birth. The initiative included a registration exercise and community durbar highlighting how lack of registration creates barriers to education and public services.
23 September 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's suicide reporting system is fragmented and affected by stigma, weak death certification, and the lingering effects of criminalisation, according to the Medical Director of the Accra Psychiatric Hospital. The gaps in data from the country's four main sources—the District Health Information Management System, the Births and Deaths Registry, police data, and research—are hindering accurate determination of the scale and patterns of suicide needed to guide prevention interventions.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Deputy Births and Deaths Registrar has reminded Ghanaians that registering births and deaths is a mandatory requirement for all citizens. He urged parents and families to register births after naming ceremonies and to prioritize death registration as part of funeral planning rather than delaying it until after burial.
1 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Tamale High Court has sentenced 48-year-old Abdallah Mohammed to 15 years' imprisonment with hard labour after finding him guilty of defiling a 14-year-old girl, and imposed an additional six-month jail term for perjury. The court rejected the defendant's claim that the victim was 18 and accepted testimony establishing her age as 14, but acquitted him of abortion charges.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Typists in Kumasi, including Eunice Asante Mensah ("Celebrity Typist"), continue to operate typewriters in locations such as Manhyia, serving customers who value the authenticity and reliability of manually prepared documents. Mensah, who began typewriting in 2007 after completing a Secretariat course, has built nearly two decades of experience and gained national television recognition.
21 May 2026 · Joy Online →
An opinion piece responds to Justice Sedinam Awo Kwadam's critique of a proposed compulsory paternity testing bill, arguing that while the judge's criminal law objections have merit—notably that DNA tests establish only biological linkage, not intent required for fraud—there is room for a scientifically and legally coherent alternative approach.
12 May 2026 · Joy Online →