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.
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Oct 29, 2013
Tailored to fit Programming for the sexual and reproductive health of young women in africa Laura Henson NEW SECURITY BEAT, WILSON CENTER (Washington, D.C.) "...According to preliminary results from a forthcoming MEASURE DHS report by MacQuarrie, total demand among young married women (ages 15 to 24) for family planning is highest in Latin America and the Caribbean, but African women have the highest unmet need for family planning (the ratio of number of married women of reproductive age who want to delay or cease childbearing but are not using contraception to the number of married women of reproductive age)..." http://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2013/10/tailored-fit-programming-sexual-reproductive-health-young-women-africa/#.Um_hD3Ckpr8 |
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Oct 21, 2013
Storytelling is serious business narratives research and policy Laura Henson NEWSECURITYBEAT, WILSON CENTER (Washington, D.C.) "...Talukder founded Eminence in 2003 and has focused the organization’s research on reproductive health, climate change, and development in Bangladesh. He employs journalists in his technical group of researchers, he said, because they can translate the stories they find in rural areas to mass media outlets, which improves policymakers’ understanding of the problem. Eminence has also collaborated with international partners to increase media coverage, working with MEASURE DHS and Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health to increase reporting and knowledge of population and health issues..." http://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2013/10/storytelling-business-narratives-research-policy/#.UmbZf3CcPjl |
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Oct 10, 2013
Heres the best thing the US has done in Afghanistan Justin Sandefur |
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Oct 04, 2013
Indonesias fight against maternal mortality takes a step backwards Alisa Tang Thomson Reuters Foundation "...The number of maternal deaths rose to 359 per 100,000 live births last year, from 228 in 2007, the newspaper reported, citing data from the 2012 Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey, released last week. The survey showed 96 percent of pregnant women received care, up from 93 percent in 2007, and the number of women who gave birth with help from health workers rose to 83 percent from 73 percent five years earlier..." http://www.trust.org/item/20131004083200-s6iyj/ |
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Sep 28, 2013
Rwanda launches a 1000 days campaign to eradicate malnutrition GOVERNMENT OF RWANDA |