Process
How We Work
Components of the System
1. Verbal Autopsy (VA) Coding
Determining probable causes of death through structured interviews of a sample population.
Flow of Activities in Conducting Verbal Autopsy
2. Coding Platform
Provides an interface for physicians to review verbal autopsy forms and assign appropriate codes for causes of death.
3. Capacity Building
Training of physicians and supervisors to ensure high-quality coding and validation.
Training and Certification Process
If you are interested in joining us as a VA Coder, there are a few steps that must be fulfilled:
- Complete and submit this form to express your interest in joining as a VA Coder.
- Our team will examine your request. If found suitable, we will approve your request. You will then be provided a Login and Password for our online certification system.
- Log on to this website.
- Go to the Online Training page. Select the training course (Course name will only be visible if you have logged in and are enrolled in the course). Read the provided training module. You can also download it without registering from this page.
- Complete the three tests.
- Upon successful completion of the tests, we will certify you as a VA Coder and register you into our coding platform.