Register your births and deaths — Nkoranza registry officer
The Nkoranza Municipal Officer of the Births and Deaths Registry, Madam Hannah Yeboaa Kyeremeh, has stressed the need for the residents to register the births and deaths that occur in the municipality.
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She said the conscious adherence to such national statistical requirements by the residents would enable her outfit to record the accurate number of births and deaths that occurred in the communities and the entire municipality annually.
She, noted that this could be achieved with the assistance of all stakeholders, particularly the citizens and, therefore, appealed to members of the municipal assembly to assist in that regard.
Madam Kyeremeh made the appeal during a meeting with the Nkoranza branch of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) Pensioners Association about the activities of the Registry at Nkoranza in the Brong Ahafo Region.
The meeting was to brief the pensioners about the importance and many benefits of such registrations to individuals, families and the assembly, so that they would also educate the residents in their communities.
Deceased members
She urged family heads to register the deaths of their loved members because the death certificates would assist them in the processing of the necessary documents for any bank claims and pension benefits without much challenges.
Madam Kyeremeh said only four deaths had been reported for January 2016, although there had been many deaths in the communities under her jurisdiction.
The Chairman of the Association, Pastor Benjamin Yaw Barimah, advised the members to attend meetings regularly because they would acquire information that would make them to become abreast of issues confronting pensioners and also help them keep accurate personal records for them to continue to receive their benefits without any hitches.
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He advised members who have attained the age of 72 to update their records with SSNIT.