The Vice President of the Republic, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has disclosed that, stakeholders engagement are in the offing to ensure that, pregnant women across the country are digitally monitored by the Health Service to provide national ID numbers for new born babies.
Dr. Bawumia made this known when he honored the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) at the University of Ghana in Accra on Thursday, February 10, 2022.
“I was the guest of honor at the 50th-anniversary celebration of the Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS) at the University of Ghana, Legon, on Thursday, 10 February 2022.
“I disclosed that the Ghana Health Service is to begin digitally tracking and monitoring pregnant women across the country to ensure new born babies receive national ID numbers at birth” he stated.
According to the Vice President, this has become possible following the ongoing linkage of the data of the National Identification Authority, Ghana Health Service, Birth and Deaths Registry, Ghana Statistical Service, and the Ghana Police Service.
He said, this will create a comprehensive database of persons residing in Ghana in order to help in policy formulation and planning, and to also help with the issue of national ID numbers and cards.
