Afghanistan Strives To Register All Newborns

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Wed, 07/02/2008 - 7:20am

A new UNICEF-funded program aims to issue birth certificates to all newborn babies in Afghanistan by the end of 2009.

If successful, this would be the first time ever that all babies in the country have been accounted for at birth.

The registration push should help the country improve health services and education.

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