DHS in the News

Journalists worldwide write about The DHS Program results. The dissemination of DHS, SPA and HIV data is often widely covered by media in survey countries, but journalists also use The DHS Program data throughout the year as background information for their stories, or to compare health and development indicators across countries. These data are also used by journalists in the United States and other developed countries, as it is considered the gold standard of population, health and nutrition data. Below are some examples of recent news coverage. Please note: The links below are to websites outside The DHS Program.

Oct 11, 2023
Around 5.7 million children to receive measles-rubella vaccine

Arjun Poudel
THE KATHMANDU POST (Kathmandu, Nepal)

"...A report of the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey-2022 carried out by the Ministry of Health and Population shows that four percent of children in the 12 months to 23 months age group have received no vaccination. This figure was just one percent in 2016..."

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