Mongolia has introduced an online birth and death registration system for the nation’s  hospitals which allows them to register babies as soon as they born. The system will begin operation at hospitals in Ulaanbaatar from 1 October and nationwide from 1 November.

The new system launched under a national programme called ‘One Citizen and One Registration’ will revolutionize the registration of newborn babies by simplifying the procedures for parents to obtain birth certificates with correct information for their babies.

It added that possessing a birth certificate is the basis for children to obtain their rights, including accessing education, health care and other basic services. According to Mongolian national law, newborns must be registered within 30 days after birth.

It is estimated that around 80,000 babies are born in Mongolia every year, nearly 600 of whom are not registered at birth.