ULAN BATOR, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Mongolia will introduce an online birth registration system to hospitals here from Oct. 1 and to hospitals in other parts of the country as of Nov. 1, the Mongolian Health Ministry said Friday.
"The new system launched under a national program 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," the ministry said in a statement.
It added that possessing a birth certificate is the basis for children to fulfill their rights, including accessing education, health care and other basic services.
According to the 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.
