Launch of Initiative for Birth and Death Certificates Issued within 48 Working Hours on December 12, 2025

TLDR

• TANZANIA has recorded a significant increase in the registration of births among children, with coverage rising from 55 per cent in 2020 to 68 per cent in 2025 as the government moves to ensure every citizen has access.
• The government is targeting 100 per cent birth registration by 2030, Minister for Constitutional and Legal Affairs, Dr Juma Homera, said yesterday during the national commemoration of African Civil Registration and.
• Kanyusi said public response to registration services had increased since the launch of an initiative to issue birth and death certificates within 48 working hours.