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.

Jan 23, 2012
New diarrhoea vaccine unveiled for babies

TIMES OF ZAMBIA

....Dr Katema said only 41 per cent of the households had access to improved sources of water and 39 per cent used pit latrines that were open according to the Zambia demographic and health survey of 2007....

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