The Birth and Death Registry says it has rolled out a community population register to decentralise birth and death registration. Henrietta Lamptey, Registrar of the Births and Deaths Registry said the rollout was among key initiatives introduced by the Registry to encourage the registration of births and deaths across the country. She was speaking at an engagement workshop on public awareness creation and sensitisation to promote timely registration of births and deaths in Accra. The workshop is expected to raise awareness of the importance of timely birth and death registration and sensitize the media on birth and death registration procedures and requirements. Journalists drawn from various media outlets were taken through the procedures, requirements, challenges, and several initiatives of the death and birth registry.