Most deaths in sub-Saharan Africa occur without medical attention and hence the Cause of Death (COD) remain unknown.  This lack of information greatly limits evidence-based planning and slows progress in the attainment of health targets including those related to maternal and child health. To address this, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the enhancement of both community and facility-based reporting of COD. The WHO also emphasizes the crucial need of integrating COD data within Health Information Management Systems (HMIS) and Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems, and ensuring that these data are used by health ministries and disease control programs. The researchers aim to address the priority of improving facility-based reporting of COD data in Ethiopia and Mozambique by training doctors and hospital administrators on the use of simple electronic systems for capturing COD reliably, and promoting the use of these data to improve better policies and programs for  maternal and child health. By complementing their efforts to strengthen community-based reporting of CODs in their ongoing IMCHA project, they will demonstrate the feasibility of implementing the WHO recommendations on the generation and use of comprehensive, high quality COD data in health policy and program development. The team is building on an established partnership between the Statistical Alliance for Vital Events (St. Michaels Hospital, Canada), The Ethiopia Public health Association, the Centro de Investigação em Saúde de Manhiça (Mozambique), and St. John's Research Institute (India). The project is closely aligned with the Government of Canada's prioritization of civil registration and vital statistics systems as a valuable public investment for safeguarding the rights of women and children, improving policy development and program delivery for maternal and child health, and strengthening accountability. The researchers will leverage opportunities for continued engagement with the Centre of Excellence for CRVS Systems housed at IDRC.