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.
Sep 5, 2013
The path to ending child mortality step by stepGLOBAL POST
"It’s not all bad news in the global effort to reduce child mortality. In fact, the number of children who die before age 5 has declined significantly in the last two decades and continues to drop. But the path to ending child mortality is long and hard to navigate. The most recent data shows that nearly 7 million young children die yearly, largely from preventable causes. And less than half of low- and middle-income countries are on track to meet the Millennium Development Goal on child mortality. What works and what doesn’t in the fight against child mortality? What will it take to go the last mile, and end preventable child deaths? GlobalPost investigates."
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The path to ending child mortality step by stepGLOBAL POST
"It’s not all bad news in the global effort to reduce child mortality. In fact, the number of children who die before age 5 has declined significantly in the last two decades and continues to drop. But the path to ending child mortality is long and hard to navigate. The most recent data shows that nearly 7 million young children die yearly, largely from preventable causes. And less than half of low- and middle-income countries are on track to meet the Millennium Development Goal on child mortality. What works and what doesn’t in the fight against child mortality? What will it take to go the last mile, and end preventable child deaths? GlobalPost investigates."
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