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.
Enough of child maternal deaths
NEW TELEGRAPH (Lagos, Nigeria)
"Every day, 145 women of child-bearing age die while 576 maternal deaths occur per every 100,000 life birth in Nigeria every year, according to the 2013 Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS)."