2.1: Improve availability of vital statistics based on civil registration including cause of death 2.2: Harmonize vital statistics production from civil registration through standards, concepts and methods 2.3: Promote the use of vital statistics from civil registration 3.1: Secure and maintain political commitment for civil registration 3.2: Strengthen collaboration and cooperation between panAfrican organizations and other partners 3.3: Strengthen and sustain an integrated multisectoral national coordination and technical mechanisms 4.1: Lead and manage the Africa Programme initiative 4.2: Mobilize resources for civil registration and vital statistics at continental and national level 4.3: Invest in multisectoral civil registration and vital statistics skills and capabilities 4.4: Establish and enhance the infrastructure and systems to develop or improve civil 1.3.9 Develop a tool for costing of strategic plans 1.3.10 Train a pool of experts on assessment, planning and implementation 1.3.11 Organize experience-sharing workshops on implementation 1.3.12 Set up a review mechanism for the improvement plans 2.1.1 Develop guidelines on verbal autopsy implementation 2.1.2 Organize a training workshop on verbal autopsy implementation 2.2.1 Develop operational guidelines on producing vital statistics from civil registration records 2.2.2 Organize a training workshop on producing vital statistics from civil registration records 2.2.3 Develop a training manual on producing vital statistics from civil registration 2.2.4 Organize a training programme to develop a pool of experts on vital statistics 2.2.5 Organize a training workshop on producing vital statistics from civil registration 2.2.6 Develop a template for a vital statistics report template 2.2.7 Develop a template for a cause-of-death statistics report 2.3.1 Develop guidelines on incorporating civil registration and vital statistics into national sustainable development strategies 2.3.2 Advocacy document on the use of vital statistics from civil registration 3.1.1 Organize three biennial Conferences of African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration 3.1.2 Develop advocacy materials for the conference 3.2.1 Conduct biannual Core Group meetings 3.2.2 Develop a strategy for the involvement of regional economic communities and subregional offices 3.2.3 Report to annual forum of Committee of Directors General of National Statistics Offices and the Statistical Commission for Africa 3.2.4 Upgrade the Africa Programme website for knowledge-sharing and monitoring 3.2.5 Develop a quarterly regional newsletter 3.3.1 Institutionalize a committee of registrars general 3.3.2 Develop guidelines on drafting a memorandum of understanding for better coordination among key stakeholders at the country level 4.1.1 Conduct independent evaluation of the Africa Programme, mid-term and final evaluations of the strategic plan 4.1.2 Institutionalize reporting, monitoring and evaluation 4.1.3 Participate in regional and international civil registration and vital statistics meetings 4.1.4 Develop a strategy on sustainable capacity development 4.1.5 Develop a research paper on the operations of civil registration and vital statistics systems in English-, French- and Portuguese-speaking countries 4.2.1 Mobilize support for development and implementation of the Africa Programme strategic plan 4.3.1 Build the capacity of young statisticians 4.3.2 Support training on civil registration and vital statistics in academic institutions 4.3.3 Support in-service training on civil registration and vital statistics in training institutions 4.4.1 Develop an advocacy paper on interoperability of civil registration and vital statistics systems 4.4.2 Maintain civil registration and vital statistics digitization guidelines 22