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.
Ghana: Let's speak for the child -- Azumah-Mensah
GHANA NEWS AGENCY (Ghana)
...Mrs Azumah-Mensah expressed worry about high anaemia rates among Ghanaian children, with more than three-quarters (78 percent) of children aged six to 59 months being anaemic.
The 2008 Demographic and Health Survey revealed that 48 percent of these children are moderately anaemic while severe forms of the condition were recorded in seven percent of the children surveyed...
http://www.ghananewsagency.org/details/Health/Let-s-speak-for-the-child-Azumah-Mensah/?ci=1&ai=28587