{"id":1003,"date":"2026-05-29T11:43:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T11:43:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=1003"},"modified":"2026-05-29T11:43:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T11:43:04","slug":"photos-show-the-worlds-uncounted-people-and-what-it-takes-to-be-counted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=1003","title":{"rendered":"Photos show the world’s ‘uncounted’ people \u2014 and what it takes to be counted"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nMothers who lacked birth certificates for themselves and family members hold up the newly obtained documents after a drive in Dhamainagar Union, part of a campaign to get people to register so they are eligible for social safety new programs.\n \n \n Juan Arredondo\n \n <\/b>\nhide caption<\/b><\/b>\n<\/p>

Read more Meteorologists were central to D-Day. \u2018Pressure\u2019 tells the story of navigating uncertainty<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\ntoggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n<\/div>\n\n \n Juan Arredondo\n \n <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

“The Uncounted” is the name of a project by the Colombian-American photographer and filmmaker Juan Arredondo.<\/p>

That title refers to people who have no life cycle records. No birth certificate. No death certificate. Or in some cases, the document may exist but finding a copy is like trying to climb Mount Everest.<\/p>

Arredondo traveled to six countries to explore the importance of these records and the impact of their absence. His photos are currently part of the sprawling open-air Photoville exhibition in Brooklyn, New York, open through May 30.<\/p>

Every unrecorded birth means a life without a legal identity and all the rights, services and protections that come with it.<\/p>

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\nGoodlive Nyiramajyambere (left), Hosee Nziyonemeye (center) and Icamdenien Uwamahoro (right), sort through the paper archives searching for birth and death registration of their relatives at the Civil Registration Office. While Rwanda is actively digitizing all papercivil records, physical copies are still required for some official procedures. The transition to digital systems aims to improve accessibility.\n \n \n Juan Arredondo\n \n <\/b>\nhide caption<\/b><\/b>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\ntoggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n<\/div>\n\n \n Juan Arredondo\n \n <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Every unrecorded death means that someone is invisible to the health system, their cause of death a missing piece of data that could prevent future losses.<\/p>\n

And there are a lot of people who go uncounted. “Each year, nearly half of all deaths and 25% of all births go unrecorded worldwide,” Arredondo notes. <\/p>

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\n Nurses at the Agusan del Norte Provincial Hospital perform initial checkups on the date of the recorded birth.\n \n \n Juan Arredondo\n \n <\/b>\nhide caption<\/b><\/b>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\ntoggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n<\/div>\n\n \n Juan Arredondo\n \n <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The photo at the top of the story, from Bangladesh, shows mothers holding up newly issued birth certificates after a government registration drive. Having the certificate enables residents to enroll in a food assistance program.<\/p>

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There are other benefits to documentation. “Fundamental to public health is understanding what the data says about deaths and births,” especially the causes of children’s and other premature deaths, explains Jennifer Ellis, who leads the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health Initiative. The challenge is that across the globe, an estimated half of all deaths and a quarter of all births are left unrecorded. Or even if they are recorded, the paperwork may be unfiled, undigitized and effectively inaccessible.<\/p>

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\n Forensic pathologists and support staff prepare for the day’s death investigations. Records of causes of death are critical in establishing priorities for a country’s healthcare system.\n hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\ntoggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Because the majority of deaths in remote or low-income countries occur at home rather than in a hospital, clinical or medical descriptions of the reasons for the mortalities also remain unknown. Without that missing information, Ellis says, communities and governments may lack the means to identify previously unrecognized health threats or track the emergence of communicable disease epidemics. By contrast, with cumulative data in hand, health officials can tailor their policies to respond effectively.<\/p>

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\n Lazarus Kangasa waits at the Kitwe City Council Registration Office for a burial permit, the final step in certifying and obtaining his son’s death certificate.\n \n \n Juan Arredondo\n \n <\/b>\nhide caption<\/b><\/b>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\ntoggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n<\/div>\n\n \n Juan Arredondo\n \n <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

That is what happened in Zambia when the Bloomberg Philanthropies program analyzed a childhood mortality study and found found that 75% percent of all children born with HIV but untreated for it would die by the age 5. That led to a change in government policy making sure at risk children would be tested and treated if need be. As a result, that number rose from a low of 3% to children tested and treated, the number rose to 85% percent.<\/p>

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\n Thacien Ngirabatware (left) and his mother, Aurelia Muhayimana, recount the circumstances of her husband’s death from heart failure to Aciadomme Inqaise, a verbal autopsy officer. Verbal autopsies are part of a national effort to improve data for death records.\n hide caption<\/b><\/b>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\ntoggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Arredondo worked with the Bloomberg Philanthropies Data for Health (D4H) Initiative and the public health organizations Vital Strategies and CDC Foundation as he made photos that tell the stories of what it means to be uncounted \u2013- and to at long last be counted.<\/p>

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\n Arthur R. Caballero holds the urn containing the ashes of his mother, Erma R. Caballero. The funeral service, provided free of charge, is part of an initiative to support families who cannot afford funeral expenses.\n \n \n Juan Arredondo\n \n <\/b>\nhide caption<\/b><\/b>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\ntoggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n<\/div>\n\n \n Juan Arredondo\n \n <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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