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.
Nov 11, 2012
Pneumonia still major kid killer THE HIMALAYAN TIMES |
Nov 06, 2012
Mixed progress in male circumcision campaign IRIN PlusNews |
Nov 05, 2012
Desperation drives commercial sex workers back to profession Robert Tapfumaneyi "According to the 2010-11 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS), there has been a slight decrease in Zimbabwe’s HIV prevalence since 2005-06. 15% of Zimbabwean adults are HIV-positive compared with 18 % in the 2005-06..." http://www.hivaidszimbabwe.org/2012/11/05/desperation-drives-commercial-sex-workers-back-to-profession/ |
Nov 05, 2012
Clean cookstoves and PHE champions on Tanzanias northern coast Sean Peoples "...Tanzania’s overall total fertility rate (TFR) is 5.4 children per woman, but varies widely between the urban and rural areas as well as the eastern and western parts of the country. In the east, where we visited, the TFR totals 3.9. The UN’s medium variant population projection, which takes into account a gradual fertility decline, puts Tanzania at seven times its current size by 2100..." http://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2012/11/clean-cookstoves-phe-champions-tanzanias-northern-coast/ |
Nov 04, 2012
Uganda the health of a nation Melina Platas Izama |